Whether it’s arts, humanities, health, or technology, demand for classes at Oasis Rochester is so high that students have to register through a lottery. And every trimester there’s a waiting list, says Priscilla Minster, the organization’s director. The secret to the success of the alternative school for the over-50 crowd is the programming. “I don’t […]
continuing education
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Pay a little, get a lot
Okay, hands up all you people who don’t venture west of the Genesee. You might be surprised learn there’s more to the Greece Central School District than acrimonious school board meetings and a well-orchestrated Presidential visit. Gates resident Mary Kieffer, for example, is learning how to stop and reverse the aging process. She’s taking her […]
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Staying alive
When Paul Gardner takes three-day weekends in the summer he travels light. He wraps a small pouch around his waist to go camping in the mountains of Naples or the Adirondacks. In the pouch, Gardner carries a disposable poncho, a lighter, a knife, and a 12-foot rope. And yes, the survivalist does this on purpose. […]
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Sit on the other side of the desk
It has been said that the best way to learn is to teach. What exactly will you learn: about the subject at hand, about the learning process, about yourself? Probably all three. And don’t forget the warm fuzzies: that glow you get from giving back to the constantly recycling education pool. If you look, […]
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Spanish without the bull
At first I thought he had a little something on the side. My husband would lie in the hammock, book open on his chest, murmuring and smiling to himself. In the evenings after pulling in the driveway he’d sit a little too long in the car, as if dreading to come inside. I was beside […]
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Fond memories of a big yellow bus
Fall is such a funny, nostalgic time. Even those of us who don’t particularly miss our school days can still fall susceptible to the classic fall-time itch: the one that makes you want to fill a backpack with new pencils and notebooks and go wait for the school bus. Maybe it’s the itch for new […]
