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Lifelong Learning at Ryerson
Sandra Kerr, Program Director for 50+ learning explains how Ryerson is developing a range of programs for lifelong learning.
- They work with a 50+ group to develop general interest courses which are led by peers or by lecturers in the University.
- They are developing workshops designed to help people work through the transition to retirement.
- They offer a theatre studies program, featured below, and they are in the process of developing a similar film & video production program.
- They offer a seminar on writing family history.
- They are experimenting with social activism projects.
The Act II Studio Theatre arts program offers the full range of theatre skills; writing, acting, production. In addition to introductory courses, advanced courses are designed to meet the needs of the group. The studio maintains a strong core group, as students can continue in the program as long as they want. Sandra Kerr describes the program:
Michael Sherman has been in the Act II studio program for a year. The following video includes parts of a rehearsal performance of "The Marriage" by Edward Albee, and an interview where Michael describes what his participation in the studio has meant to him:
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