Association of Lifelong Learning Course — Spring 2025!

Aging: The Good, The Bad, or The Alternative

Carolyn Stegman, Ed.D., R.N. and Peggy Bradford, MSN., R.N.

Are your knees weak? Hip achy? Another root canal?  Does someone you love have a terminal disease? Did a friend really find the lost car keys in the refrigerator? Did your doctor actually say that the reason your chart is so thick is because of too many birthdays?  Are you going to scream if you have to go to one more funeral of a friend?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, we suspect you were born before 1950, perhaps before 1940.  Welcome to old---you made it!  OMG!  Now what?

Aging ain’t for sissies.  To say the least, it has its tribulations.  But there are also the highs, even for those not indulging in medical marijuana.  Bradford and Stegman know a few things about aging---they have been in the field for decades.  And, they both happen to be old now also.  This course will combine their professional and personal experiences, their shared delights as well as challenges— from serious to funny and everything in between. If it’s about aging—including life, death, sex, and rock n roll—they will talk about it.

ABOUT ALL
The Association for Lifelong Learning (ALL) is a nonprofit volunteer organization of Lower Eastern Shore residents age 50+ who are interested in continuing to learn and explore ideas through seminar-style noncredit courses. With support from the Salisbury University Foundation, ALL began its program in Spring 2012 with 66 members. By the spring semester of 2024, ALL had grown to 165 members and offered 17 courses. 

MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to all individuals 50 years of age or older. There are no prior educational requirements. All that is required is an interest in pursuing learning experiences and intellectual stimulation through participation in an organization of like-minded people.

A member may select as many ALL courses offered that semester as he or she will be able to attend on a regular basis.

COURSE PROGRAM 
The basic concept of the ALL program is that of peer learning and teaching. Members develop, lead, and participate in seminar or study group style courses in fields such as history, literature, art, science, philosophy, religion, law, politics, and current affairs. Course leaders are member-volunteers who bring to the subjects their backgrounds, professions, and life experiences.

All courses are non-credit. There are no tests and no grades—just learning for the sake of learning.

More information is available on their website: www.associationforlifelonglearning.org