How do the requirements of the Regis East educational program reflect contemporary trends in adult education?
We understand today that lifelong learning contributes to human happiness, health, social and physical well-being. A Senior Scholars Program like Regis East, in an aging-in-place environment, places a distinctive emphasis on the learning environment itself and on living in it. Senior Scholars’ own apartments will serve a predominant educational purpose as they will often be the scene of small discussion groups, informal coaching sessions, and lively course-oriented conversations. Senior Scholars can learn in their homes through on-line programs, self-directed courses, or even being tutored. The very bricks and mortar of the facility is educational. We know that education, whether undergraduate, graduate or other setting, doesn’t take place only in a traditional classroom.
