Learning Journey on Bus with U 3rd Age's Knowledge Cafe Members.
First stop along Singapore River after touring Fort Canning Park and Chinatown. 2nd stop at the site where our Founders' Memorial will be...Bay East Garden. This is where our Founders Memorial will be built, ready by 2027.

Last stop for some nice desserts at Tea Tree Cafe. And of course not forgetting some SMS discussion.

Thank you everyone and we hope you all enjoyed today's learning journey! Meet us at our website>>>

A project supported by the LearnSG Seed Fund ~ Every Day, A Learning Day

Creativebug Studios has a channel on YOUTUBE offering dozens of free videos showing how to make simply hundreds of things. You can find them by clicking here>>>

There is so much on show, macrame, jam-making, paper-work, calligraphy, decorative stuff in wood, plastic, wool, string etc. As just one example watch this 5-minute video on how to make your own loom. And this is followed by more videos illustrating more creative weaving techniques.

The Live Lingua Project - It hosts thousands of free ebooks, audios and videos for over 130 languages and dialects from around the world -- from Albanian to Zulu. The languages are listed in alphabetical order. Some languages are divided by different dialects which are specified between brackets next to the language name.

The Freebird Club is a social travel & home-stay club for the over 50's. It is a 'peer-to-peer' club, which enables members to travel and stay with fellow member hosts, who have opted to make their spare rooms available for nightly rent.

To travel or host via Freebird, you first have to become an approved member of The Freebird Club. There is a once-off Joining Fee which helps cover the costs of vetting and approving members. This 'pay-to-join' membership model also serves to ensure that only genuinely interested people, who subscribe to the Freebird ethos, will go on to join the Club. This enhances the sense of trust, security and community, which is so important for our membership.

Want to learn how to play the Gamelan? Or learn photography, how to cultivate a herbal garden or paint? Well, if you are above 55, these classes (and many more) are at your disposal - for a minimal sum - at the University of the Third Age (U3A) Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

Part of a Lifelong Learning for Older Malaysians project by Universiti Putra Malaysia's Institute of Gerontology, U3A enables senior citizens to go back to university without the worry about cramming for examinations or assignments.

The emphasis is on 'learning for leisure', to provide opportunities for retired and semi-retired people to get together to continue their educational, social and creative interests in a friendly and informal environment.

Silvia Castillo, Director LEA at Sorbonne Abu Dhabi University had meeting with Prof Francois Vellas, AIUTA President in Abu Dhabi capital city of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday 23th February.

New projects for development of U3As in the UAE were discussed. AIUTA will support UAE official initiative to set up a national network of U3As in the whole Emirates. Dr Castillo will participate to next AIUTA conference in China next may 2019.

The February issue of the newsletter is out - and you can see it here>>>
Mobilizing 1 Million Adults 50+ to Stand Up for - and with - Young People Today
Valerie Wood-Gaiger, founder of Learn with Grandma, writes from Wales
'Old'Up' Raises the Voices of the Elders in France
Theresa Reid, PhD, writes about the gun violence prevention movement in the USA
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism - about to appear in print
The International Longevity Center report-UK Commission on Dementia and Music
Common Age: Africa Chapter - Connection and Collaboration is the theme for the first Conference, to be held from 25-26 March 2019 in Durban, South Africa. Moira Allan (vU3A) and David Oludare Mark (U3A Lagos) will be there.

From Anna Grabowska: Strategic Partnership for Older People's Inclusion into the Digital World is a project for Exchange of Good Practice in the field of adult education. Priorities of the project are allocated in developing educators' competences, open education and innovative practices in a digital era, and social inclusion.

Further information can be downloaded from here>>> and a video (in Polish) is available here>>>