Lifelong Learning

Kendal at Oberlin’s Program Committee

Kendal at Oberlin has a rich tradition of utilizing its main auditorium to the max. Professors and musicians from Oberlin College lectured or performed in Heiser Auditorium. Ditto for Kendal…

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Celebrating Black History Month – 2021

February has been Black History Month for a long time  –  95 years in fact. But this year the monthlong celebration is especially robust given the Black Lives Matter protests…

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Voice Assistants Connect Older Adults

After Judy Riggle’s stroke in 2018, she moved from her cottage to the Stephens Care Center at Kendal at Oberlin. Her husband Tom and cocker spaniel Susie visited daily, sometimes…

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Books to Give for the Holidays

Books are always a popular gift for young and old, and given this year’s strong book sales as we shelter and school in place, many more of us are likely…

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Lifelong Learning Online Opportunities for Seniors

For many of us, learning is lifelong, and numerous online education opportunities make it easier to access from the comfort of our homes. Pick a topic, let’s say birding. Well,…

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Reading List: Learning About Racial Inequality

June 9, 2020 The May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man at the hands of white police officers in Minneapolis, has prompted libraries, media outlets, churches, nonprofits…

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Thank Goodness for Technology!

In the past week have you: Participated in a Zoom meeting (maybe after taking a Doodle poll)? Used Telemedicine with your doctor? Ordered groceries and paid bills online? Watched a…

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Residents and College Students Connect in Oberlin

Jill Tvaroha, Kendal’s Wellness coordinator, provides residents with exercises and other tools to improve balance, maintain proper posture and prevent injuries. Across town Jennifer Shults, a chiropractor and Oberlin College…

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What are Kendal at Oberlin Residents Reading?

Whether it’s online or hard copy, fiction or non-poetry or prose, contemporary or classic, magazine or journal, Kendal residents are readers. 

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