What do you study at the University of the Elderly?

1, regular courses: calligraphy and painting, music and dance, photography and tourism, medicine and health.

2, new courses: cell phone applications, new media equipment, technology education.

3, women's groups: dance training, physical art, music singing .

4, male group: calligraphy and painting, Taiji sports, board games.

At present, most of the courses of the elderly education school curriculum to open literature, calligraphy, painting, opera and other courses, many universities for the elderly in response to the needs of the students to add new classes, cell phone photography, English, clothing matching and other simple skills training is also gradually increasing.

Learning insights

Middle-aged and elderly people in the learning, not only gained knowledge, skills and a positive attitude, learning has become the source of their self-confidence, a kind of "I will be no one else will be" sense of pride.

The skills learned also add to the social activities of the retired. One painting class participant held a small exhibition of her paintings at a cafe near her home and received numerous compliments.

In interviews, people often mentioned that after learning some knowledge and skills, they feel good about themselves, have more confidence, and gain a sense of accomplishment that they are getting better every day.