Keyword: extended education

Retired school teacher hits the books again at CMU

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 @ 5:51 PM

Where does our learning journey end? Is it after high school or university? Maybe it's once we get comfortable in our careers. Perhaps it's after retirement when we can kick back and enjoy golden years in quiet bliss.

Well, Tom Dercola, a 77-year-old retired high school teacher, proves that learning is a lifelong endeavour.

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Xplore program ventures into new territory during pandemic

Monday, January 25, 2021 @ 12:15 PM

When CMU's Xplore classes moved online for the fall 2020 semester due to COVID-19, Marlene Janzen was thrilled. Janzen lives in Ottawa, ON, so the new format meant she could participate for the first time.

"This was really interesting to me, to access these resources from CMU," she says, adding that she had a great experience in her course.

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