California Community Colleges System Courses

Writing for Publication for Older Adults

This course nurtures, revitalizes, and stimulates older adult writers who may already be producing or thinking about producing written material, and helps them prepare their work for publication throu

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Autobiography

This course helps older adults review and integrate the experiences that have shaped their lives, share memories with peers, and create a record of events for themselves and their families. Through th

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• Paid Course

Writing for Publication

This course will be split into three units of focus. The first unit will be spent writing and sharing new pieces of memoir, fiction or poetry. During the second unit, students will prepare their selec

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• Paid Course

Workshop in Contemporary Poetry for Older Adults

This course stimulates older adults in developing and refining their poetry writing skills through classroom readings and self and peer reviews and critiques. The course is intended to discover, encou

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• Paid Course

Writing Seminar

This course develops and refines older adults’ writing skills in an informal round-table atmosphere through classroom readings and critiques of their own and classmates’ writing. The course is intende

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• Paid Course

Skills Review – Conversational English

Older adults will have the opportunity to practice conversational English in small, supportive groups. Students will practice using a variety of phrases and syntax appropriate for use in social and bu

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• Paid Course

Special Studies in English

This course enables Emeritus students to study various special subjects in English literature and language arts that may vary broadly from term to term, as specified in the section notes.

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• Paid Course

Walking for Wellness

This class includes a theme-based facilitated group walking practice with warm up, stretch, and cool down. Emeritus students will experience walking as a simple way to boost activity levels while impr

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• Paid Course

Body Movement for Older Adults

This course helps older adults of all fitness levels maintain or improve their physical health, muscle strength, coordination, and light cardiovascular conditioning by walking, engaging in strengtheni

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• Paid Course

Movement and Conditioning for Older Adults

This course helps older adults maintain or improve their physical health, muscle strength, coordination, and cardiovascular conditioning by engaging in low-impact aerobic exercises, some strength trai

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• Paid Course

Rhythmic Exercise for Older Adults

This course helps older adults maintain and build their strength by exercising and dancing to musical rhythms. The course also provides a supportive space for socialization with other older adults.

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• Paid Course

Body Movement – Modified for Older Adults

This course provides older adults who reside in a communal housing site with an enjoyable, safe exercise program. Older adults learn to maintain or improve their physical health through mild exercise,

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• Paid Course

Chair Yoga

Chair Yoga is a practice for developing balance and stability while improving strength and flexibility. Chair Yoga is geared for those who might be experiencing limited mobility due to illness, injury

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• Paid Course

Mindfulness and Meditation

This course introduces Emeritus students to a variety of meditation techniques from different traditions, including mindfulness and gentle breath centered movement. It will provide an overview of the

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• Paid Course

Yoga Health & Safety, Principles & Practices for Older Adults

This course focuses on the history, principles and practices of yoga. Designed to promote health and safety among older adults, it focuses on yoga principles and practices to enhance the health of old

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• Paid Course