Education for Older Adults

COVID-19:

SCOSA adheres to Stockton procedures for this evolving public health situation. Please CLICK HERE for the latest from Stockton. SCOSA's upcoming Older Adult Education, Socialization and Recreation Programs and Stockton Institute for Lifelong Learning Programs are being offered online via Zoom until further notice.

Older adults or people at risk of serious illness are encouraged to follow CDC guidelines (CLICK HERE). The main CDC COVID-19 site (CLICK HERE) provides useful information for everyone.

SCOSA offers a wide variety of educational opportunities for older adults. By bringing seniors to Stockton, and by "bringing Stockton to you", we hope to encourage vitality through physical, intellectual, and spiritual stimulation.

Some SCOSA programs are partially funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, through a grant by the Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services. As a result of this contract we must collect some basic demographic information from our participants and we appreciate their onging assistance in this regard. The NJ Division of Aging Services also compells us to inform our participants about the Division's Privacy Policy and Non-Discrimination Policy. Both can be reviewed by Clicking Here.

You may make voluntary donations to SCOSA. Such donations are not a fee and are not required. Donations received will be used to develop and operate future programs. If you wish to donate directly to SCOSA please make your checks payable to SCOSA and send them to: SCOSA/SOBL, Stockton University, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205-9441. Please indicate if you need your donation to potentially be tax deductable. If so, we will put it into one of our Foundation funds; if not, we will deposit into a revenue account that directly supports our operating expenses.

Upcoming Events

For more details, click the title of the event you would like to view! Please note that almost all events require registration.

Responsible Gaming: Older Adults

July 15

Responsible Gaming: Older Adults, July 15, 2020, 9am-11am, Online via Zoom | An overview of problem and disordered gambling among older adults and techniques for gambling responsibly at any age.

SoulCollage Workshops

July 24 - 31

SoulCollage Workshops July 24 & 31, 2020, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Online via Zoom | A Mindfulness based, creative way to learn more about yourself, while nurturing your personal, professional, and intuitive growth! A SoulCollage® Workshop is an opportunity to take some time to learn more about yourself through a creative, personalized collaging process. No art experience is necessary. In the workshops, we will work together to create a personalized deck of collaged cards representing your life, and all of its aspects. The cards can assist you in learning more about yourself, by putting you in touch with your innermost thoughts."Each card created is a chapter of yourself!"

Little Free Pantry Movement Workgroup

August 04

Little Free Pantry Movement Workgroup August 4, 2020, 1pm-2pm, Online Via Zoom | A recent NY Times article about food insecurity during COVID-19 (read it HERE), it touched our hearts, and need to act. The Stockton Center on Successful Aging (SCOSA) will be doing our part to minimize food insecurity for our students and community members by installing Little Free Pantries. The Little Free Pantry movement "is a grassroots, crowdsourced solution to immediate and local need. Whether a need for food or a need to give, mini pantries help neighbors feed neighbors, nourishing neighborhoods" (MiniPantry, 2020). SCOSA proposes to install and/or stock several Little Free Pantries in our local communities. Join us for a discussion session about the issue and our start of a solution.

Diaries in Times of Crisis: Time to Tell Memoir Writing

August 06

Diaries in Times of Crisis, August 6, 2020, 11am-12:30pm, Online Via Zoom | We write during crisis and disasters for many reasons. To occupy our minds, to cope with our feelings. And, I would suggest, to record what it is like to live through such an experience. As a social historian, I have done a lot of oral history, or remembered history. Interviewing people about their lives, about specific events or places. And writing about that, always with the sense of urgency - a need to capture the lived experience before those voices are gone.

Greeting Card Workshop

August 14

Greeting Card Workshop August 14, 2020, 12pm-1:30pm, Online Via Zoom | Join us for greeting card classes. We will make two creative greeting cards, suitable to send to your friends or family. Bring scissors, glue, and either colored pencils or markers to each class. Class maximum is 8 participants!

SoulCollage Workshops

August 14 - 28

SoulCollage Workshops, August 14th & 28th, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Online via Zoom | A Mindfulness based, creative way to learn more about yourself, while nurturing your personal, professional, and intuitive growth! A SoulCollage® Workshop is an opportunity to take some time to learn more about yourself through a creative, personalized collaging process. No art experience is necessary. In the workshops, we will work together to create a personalized deck of collaged cards representing your life, and all of its aspects. The cards can assist you in learning more about yourself, by putting you in touch with your innermost thoughts."Each card created is a chapter of yourself!"