When Fred and Estelle first considered retirement, they remember looking at each other and asking, “What are we going to do all day?” They laugh about it now, since they’re both pretty sure they’re busier now than they ever were when they were working. They met on a blind date in Boston that wasn’t exactly blind. “We’d [...]
Read more →Getting to know Betty Wank, you’ll realize three things very quickly. She loves her family, she loves to travel, and she loves that her family loves to travel. It stands to reason that they do, however, since she and her husband, Al, made a point to instill that interest in their kids (a son and [...]
Read more →Sharon Nelson was introduced to Senior Summer School through an 80-something year-old friend with whom she spends time in San Diego. This summer will mark her third visit. “I discovered early on that I loved to travel, and I’ve always found the time to do it. Senior Summer School is a particularly nice program, though, [...]
Read more →Moira and Ed are great fans of Senior Summer School, attending a number of times over the years in a few different locations, and even bringing friends and family along with them at times. “Senior Summer School does an excellent job,” says Moira. “They have entertaining speakers on interesting topics. Of course, the depth of [...]
Read more →Ronda Gates is a world-renowned expert on lifestyle and nutrition who rode the crest of the aerobics craze to become a passionate advocate for healthy living. She’s built a lifelong career on what she calls her “insatiable interest in learning all I can about living well.” Originally introduced to Senior Summer School as a participant, [...]
Read more →In 2012, Senior Summer School heads to Providence, RI, and highlights of that trip will include tours of the campuses of Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design. Brown University was founded in 1764. It is the third oldest institution of higher education in New England, and the seventh oldest in the U.S. Brown’s [...]
Read more →This summer, Senior Summer School will again base its San Diego session at the University of San Diego, considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S. The University of San Diego was chartered as a Catholic college in 1949, and drew from resources from the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of [...]
Read more →Bruno started life in Brooklyn, NY and made his way as a young adult to Hollywood, with the intention of being a studio piano player for the movies. “That didn’t quite come about, but I did make a lot of connections there, and I was always working,” Bruno says. Some of these connections he so modestly [...]
Read more →As mentioned in the spotlight on Jerry & Esterly (you can read that here), we depend on the talent, graciousness and resourceful attitude of our on-site Program Directors. Today, we’d like to introduce our other dynamic duo, Cuma & Joe. Joe and Cuma met in Florida twenty-one years ago. They were both professionals in the [...]
Read more →At Senior Summer School, we do our best to provide interesting, engaging and entertaining locations, programs and classes, but our success really depends on making sure that the people you’re with on your adventures are keeping things smooth and on track, while always being there to help and guide you with a genuine smile and [...]
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