Lifelong Learning Highlights

Please consult your CareMerge calendars and weekly announcements for specific dates and times. All programming subject to change based on COVID-related recommendations to maintain health and safety of residents, staff, and visitors.

JV ANANDAN, ALL SEASONS WEST BLOOMFIELD RESIDENT

JV will be presenting about Nepal, “The land of the Himalayas.” During his presentation he will discuss Nepal’s culture, geography, ethnic origins, economy, and much more. This will be an educational opportunity you do not want to miss.

KEVIN WOOD PORTRAYS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Kevin Wood has made appearances at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, the Lincoln Heritage Museum, and more. As President, Mr. Lincoln ably led our nation through its darkest days. In addition to providing a firsthand account of his own life and times, “Mr. Lincoln” will speak on rising from obscurity to the highest office in the land, valuing education, liberty, freedom, democracy, equality, and opportunity.

KYOSEI CONSULTING'S "IKIGAI" WORKSHOPS

Kyosei Consulting is a training, coaching and creative firm with more than two decades of experience working with everyone from startup entrepreneurs to Fortune 500’s. Kyosei (kyō – say) is a Japanese word that means “living and working together for the common good.” Kyosei is more than just a name – Founder Andrea Jacques and her team are on a mission to transform the ways people live, work and do business in order to build foundations for a world where everyone wins. “Ikigai” is translated as life + value or “that which makes life worth living.” In English, this term is often translated as having a sense of purpose. Jacques and the Kyosei team will walk us through a series of personalized workshops in which residents will (re)discover what gives them a sense of purpose at any age.

WEEKLY TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS

Led by the Life Enrichment Team, these hands-on workshops are geared to meet residents’ every-changing technology needs, ranging from smartphone and tablet use to photography tutorials.

INTERDISCIPLINARY ART, WRITING, STORYTELLING WITH NATALIE STRINGER

Natalie Stringer is a theatre maker, writer, and arts administrator. She is the Founding Artistic Director of C&G Collective, an interdisciplinary arts practice that partners with educational and cultural institutions, health care centers, and civic centers. Stringer also serves as the Director for Artistic and Intellectual Planning at All Seasons, serving senior living communities across Michigan, Florida, and Arizona. In 2020, she coproduced “theR.A.C.E. : Reestablishing Art as Civic Experience” with Matrix Theatre in SW Detroit, supported by the Michigan Humanities Council. Previous engagements include facilitation of leadership workshops at Hostos College in the Bronx; devising workshops with the Center for Performance and Civic Practice; presentations at the national Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference; and training with the Teaching Artist Training Institute, using arts education to connect with students on the autism spectrum in Staten Island. She is also the playwright, director, and producer of the original play "Gunpowder," which sold out the FailSafe Festival in NYC. Internationally, she led teachers-in-training at the College of Education in Kigali, Rwanda in using drama to stimulate active learning, collaboration, and dialogue around domestic workers' rights. She is a CUNY Ernesto Malave Scholar and a proud Actors Equity Membership Candidate. MA Thesis, City University of New York, School of Professional Studies: “Roots of our Welcome: A workshop Series Exploring Eco-Leadership, Values, and Intentional Adaptability.”

CONNECTIONS AND SMILES WITH TAMARA ZONER

Join Speaker and Happiness Trainer, Tamara Zoner, to learn the actions and habits of happiness! Based on the NY Times Bestselling book, Happy for No Reason, and research in happiness and positive psychology, Tamara will share the tools that you can begin using to bring greater happiness into your life. A show-not-tell single mom to three awesome kids and a karaoke enthusiast, Tamara demonstrates how to create a life you love! She was the Director of Life Enrichment for four years at All Seasons West Bloomfield and has a six-year background in senior living.

MUSIC AND MIND LIVE WITH RENÉE FLEMING

Explore the 19-episode series featuring renowned soprano and arts & health advocate in conversation with scientists and practitioners working at the intersection of music, neuroscience, and healthcare.