老年人

Older Adult courses are designed to address the educational needs and personal interests of older adults (50 years and older), focusing on topics that promote independence, advocacy, community engagement, self-maintenance, personal growth, physical and cognitive health, career development, and economic self-sufficiency. Credentialed instructors provide instruction in an array of classes which include sewing techniques, art, 音乐 appreciation, discussion groups, and life review/journaling. 

课程

Certificates are not offered for these individual courses

Designed for older adult students with all levels of sewing abilities. 强调 the development and use of good sewing techniques to build confidence for task completion, craft-related problem-solving skills, including appropriate application of some speed-sewing techniques, the use of commercial patterns, proper fit, and independent creation of patterns for personal projects to support social/personal. 

Emphasizes life review through the modalities of the oral tradition of storytelling and written journal memoir. Techniques for creative writing and verbal story-craft are used as activities for preservation of personal and family history that supports self-actualization in older adults through memory/cognitive stimulation, creativity, and social activities.
Music appreciation for older adults. 强调 the development of active listening skills and the enjoyment of 音乐 in relation to art, culture, history, and popular 音乐. Music activities with the older adult population provide cognitive, social, and physical benefits as a result of stimulation of brain pathways using 音乐 and exercise of memory associated with the auditory cortex.  

Steps to Get Started

Use the guide below to start taking 老年人 classes. For more detailed instructions, 去 How to Take Noncredit Classes. 

  1. Check course availability in 课程时间表

    To find 老年人 courses in the class schedule, look for the subject “老年人”.

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  2. Choose which type of student you are:

    Follow these steps if you are new to PCC OR returning after an absence of 1 or more 主要的学期(s):

    1. 适用于非信用

      • Create an OpenCCC account if you don’t have one already.

    2. Receive Welcome Letter via email

    3. Activate your LancerPoint account

    4. Check your Registration Status Date in LancerPoint

    5. 注册 for classes in LancerPoint 使用CRN # 

    Follow these steps if you are a current or continuing PCC student (noncredit or credit):

    1. Check your Registration Status Date in LancerPoint

    2. 注册 for classes in LancerPoint 使用CRN #