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Friday, July 30, 2021

Early Fall 2021 Details Available Now!

Check out our Early Fall 2021 Session offerings now. Registration for the Early Fall 2021 registration opens Wednesday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m.... More

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Program Name Change!

As of March 23, our program name changes to Lifelong Learning Program (LLeaP). We have decided to transition from our previous name (Learning in Retirement Program (LinR)) to better reflect the inclusion of adults of all ages in our learning programs. Although we have changed our name, we will continue to offer engaging and... More

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Holiday closure

The Lifelong Learning Program office will be closed as of Monday, December 21, 2020 and staff will return Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Note that our interim registration process prevents us from using an auto-reply on our email account, but we will of course follow up with your messages when we return. Please also note... More

Monday, November 30, 2020

Winter 2021 Details Available Now!

Check out our Winter 2021 Session offerings now. Registration for the Winter 2021 registration opens Tuesday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m.... More

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Winter 2021

Winter programming will be announced by the first week of December. Join our email mailing list to ensure you hear the latest news about lecture descriptions, and registration... More

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

LinR Offers Free and Affordable Online Classes this Fall!

Apt613 spoke with Daphne Uras, Life-Long Learning Program Coordinator of Carleton’s Lifelong Learning Program (LinR) program, about free and affordable online classes this fall. Read the full article here. Whether it's from your kitchen island, dining room table, home office, or cottage balcony, head back to class this fall with LinR. Check out... More

Friday, August 21, 2020

Getting Started with Zoom

Zoom is a video conferencing platform that you can use for online meetings, conferences and group messaging. Lifelong Learning Program's Fall 2020 will be offered online via Zoom. We will provide further instruction and support, but for now, participants may find these links useful: Getting Started with Zoom How to Install Zoom on a... More

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Major Changes Coming to LinR

Apt613 recently spoke with Daphne Uras, the Life-Long Learning Program Coordinator of Carleton's Lifelong Learning Program program, about how the pandemic has re-written how the program will deliver content. Read about the challenges the program has faced and some of the exciting plans for... More

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Fall 2020 Details

The Lifelong Learning Program program will be offering exciting online classes this fall! Fall class details will be announced in batches on our website. The first batch of classes will be available on our website the week of August 17th. Registration for the fall will be staggered. Registration for the first batch of LinR... More

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Participant survey

Thanks to everyone who completed the LinR participant engagement survey. We've received a tremendous response and we're grateful to everyone who generously shared their opinions and feedback. Our survey is now closed and the LinR team will carefully review the data to help inform our decisions about fall 2020 programming. Please sign up for... More

Monday, June 15, 2020

We want to hear from you!

LinR participants tell us they engage in the program to have fun, to learn a wide range of topics from enthusiastic experts, to learn with friends or meet new ones, to stay current about favourite topics or explore new ones, and to “keep my brain active.” Despite the COVID-19 pandemic – and indeed more than ever – we’d like... More

Friday, May 8, 2020

COVID Update: May 8, 2020

Make sure your voice is heard! The Council on Aging would like to hear about older adults' experiences during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The information collected can be used to support Ottawa’s seniors during this and other public health crises. Click on the link to complete the (English language) survey online (French... More

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