Workshop Reference number: 2011-1-PL1-GRU13-19586 Venue: Nowa Huta Culture Centre, Cracow
Date of the Workshop: 24/10/2011 - 28/10/2011
Mind Gym for Seniors
Subject area: Intergenerational learning / learning in later life / senior citizens Basic skills / key competences for adult learners Health education Working language(s): EN Target Group + Translation: The Workshop are directed to people aged 60 and above who are interested in improving memory, concentration and thinking. Average competence of English will be required.
Main activities Programme + Programme translation: Mind Gym For Seniors Workshop is an extraordinary Workshop for seniors from all over Europe. -During the morning part of the Workshop the participants will have an opportunity to train their memory, concentration and thinking in order to manage better in everyday life. -Experienced trainers are to suggest creative, interesting and well-tried exercises. -The participants will be training their memory via using their knowledge and a network of associations, all in an atmosphere of interesting challenges and fun. -They will also be improving their concentration by learning via senses as well as streamlining thinking by giving it new directions and better flexibility. -The afternoon part will comprise of mini-lectures, brainstorming and in-course discussions, the experiences of which would be widely shared. Topics like: basic brain biology or the importance of diet, exercising, hobbies and relaxation for a fit cognitive process will on the agenda. - We will also learn tips how to exercise our brain in real-life situations. -We will literally move our nerve cells on a dancing in "Stylowa Restaurant" as well as sensitize our senses during a concert performed by Cracow's Philharmonic Orchestra. The main output will be an opportunity to meet and learn in an international circle. During common mind-training and experience-sharing the participants will be able to integrate and feel that they are a community on a higher level. The time spent in this international community will bring them joy, reinforce self-confidence as well as open to new educational challenges. They will learn new ways of self-learning and development thanks to work inside a strong European group of people. Thanks to mind gymnastics the cognitive functions will be improved. The participants will have a chance to improve language skills, break language barriers and communicate more fluently with other inhabitants of Europe. Accommodation in four-star Centrum Hotel located about 150 meters from the venue of the Workshop. The Workshops will be conducted in well-equipped training hall of Nowa Huta Culture Centre.
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