Published: June 28, 2024   When Jeni Hoover meets someone and says she works with children at Kendal at Oberlin she often hears this reply – “what are you doing with kids at Kendal?”  “I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard that,” says Jeni, who has been director of the Kendal Early

trips, book signings and a marketplace with a variety of bird and nature-related items for sale. Registration is required for most events. Of course, the birds don’t know the festival ends May 18 so come to Maumee Bay and the surrounding area after the big crowds have dispersed. Birding at Kendal

are intentional and structured, as in music therapy. Let’s explore both, which by the way, resonate throughout the Kendal community. Music therapy 101 Here’s the definition from the America Music Therapy Association: Music therapy is the clinical & evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish

the classroom online, so even distance is no longer a deterrent to lifelong learning.   What a Great Time to be an Older Student! Just ask Kendal resident Nanette Holben. “I am enrolled in an Oberlin College course focusing on Ukrainian literature and film of the 20th century—a reflection of my family

Published: September 25, 2024 The Woodshop at Kendal has been a fixture at the life plan community since it opened its doors in 1993. In earlier years residents arrived with home tools in hand, which made it easy and inexpensive to outfit the Woodshop. Residents paid a nominal membership fee

thrive on novelty, and travel offers the complete package with new faces, sounds and sights," she says. Here are 4 more reasons why travel can makes us happier: We are more likely to engage in conversations with strangers, whether it’s in a pub or on a bus, and these social interactions bring joy. We

Published: May 22, 2021 Kendal at Oberlin residents share many values, including creativity, resiliency, love of learning and concern for others. So, when the pandemic hit, residents came up with many ways to combine all of them.  One of these efforts is a 30-minute video featuring four residents

Published: March 28, 2025 Walk by the Kendal at Oberlin Fitness Center on a Friday afternoon and you’ll see about 20 Oberlin College students and Kendal residents dancing and moving playfully to music and prompts as they laugh and chatter. It’s called “Creative Movement,” but the Oberlin Dance

the types of things and intensity run the gamut, as illustrated by Kendal Collects, a biennial exhibit in which residents display paintings, pottery, photograph, quilts and more from their “collection.” (More on this later). First, let’s take a look at collecting, whether casual or serious. “Nostalgia