Prague 5: The new school year has started not only for children, but also for seniors
09/08/2022 8:36 | Press Release
“The summer holidays are over and the new school year begins not only for children, but also for seniors from the community center Prádelna, Louka and Konírna. In the course of the month of September, regular courses, educational seminars and other activities for visitors from a number of seniors begin,” said councilor JUDr. Petr Lachnit.
In the week of September 5, the Laundry of the last courses for seniors started in the Community Center. The concretely introduced Working with PC course on Mondays and Wednesdays will be newly divided into five groups according to advanced level and a new consultation room with computer technology. From the first Tuesday of September, the popular courses for working with a tablet and three groups, also divided according to the level of knowledge, of a course focused on operating smartphones also started.
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At the same time, exercise activities for seniors also begin, such as Monday yoga exercises, Tuesday health exercises, regular training sessions of the Marietta senior dance troupe or meetings of table tennis players. Only medical gymnastics for seniors under the guidance of lecturer Marta Roubalová will start the new semester only in October. Language courses and conversation groups are also not left out, which gradually start their activities during September, e.g. Tuesday English language courses start in the above-mentioned first week.
In addition to the start of the winter semester of courses for seniors, the Laundry also offers a number of events for the public in September. Thematic for the beginning of the new school year is the so-called Children’s Swap, another of the cycle of exchange bazaars for the public, but in this case it is focused only on children. Visitors will be able to offer and, conversely, choose, for example, children’s clothes and supplies, school supplies, children’s books, toys, etc. The event takes place on Wednesday, September 7, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In addition, seniors can apply to participate in the workshop “Herbs at our home” provided by the Botanic garden hl. m of Prague, take a guided walk to the Bethlehem Chapel, and those interested in age have the opportunity to visit the opening of Miloslava Velická’s exhibition and meet the author there.
Interested parties can find a detailed overview of the start dates of individual courses and other events in the center’s program or on the website www.kcpradelna.cz, you can register via e-mail: [email protected].
Regular memory, computer and cell phone training courses also start in September at the Community Center Louka, and the popular “Walks with memories” continue, when seniors visit interesting places in Prague with guide Ludmila. As part of the sewing club, fairy-tale creatures will be created for the space in Raudnitz’s house. You can look forward to a lecture and an interesting tea conference, which will also include the ceremonial preparation of tea.
Registration of participants for the activities and regular courses of the Louka Community Center (capacity is limited) takes place by email: [email protected]
In the Konírna Community Center in Hlubočepy, popular non-traditional English courses called “Cake and English” will continue from September. In September, participants will practice a foreign language while baking a Flapjack.
A novelty in the program of the Konírna Community Center is “Exercise with all the senses”, an activity where the brain will be trained through the whole body. As part of the workshops, those interested will practice rythming, breathing, memory, and walks in nature will also be part of it, where they will learn that walking is not only fun, but also relaxation and meditation.
On Wednesday, September 21, a Health Day will take place in Konírne on the occasion of the International Alzheimer’s Day for Prague 5. It is an event organized by the Center for Social and Nursing Assistance Prague 5, in cooperation with the Municipal Council of Prague 5. Thematic booths promoting the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease will be prepared for visitors and focused on exercise not only for seniors, variety with an emphasis on sugar and salt, eating habits, but also on memory training, etc.
Registration of participants for the activities of the Konírna Community Center (capacity is limited) takes place via email: [email protected].
“Human age is getting longer, and the length of life should also be accompanied by its quality, which already has a significant impact on the cognitive functions that need to be developed and strengthened. One of them is involvement in the activities of community centers and their offer of education at an older age, with which seniors not only supplement and expand their knowledge, but also represents for them a meaningful way to fill their free time, the opportunity to establish new friendships and relationships and maintain an active social life. However, when educating seniors, it is also necessary to respect their specifics and needs, so that it is an interesting and voluntarily interesting activity for them. This is precisely what is evidently successful in the case of all our community centers, as the interest in their program is consistently great on the part of seniors and the overwhelming majority of feedback is completely positive. I am therefore glad that the centers offer a wide range of attractive and sought-after courses, interest groups and informal groups of seniors who have found a background, inspiration and incentives for spending their free time actively”, intends JUDr. Petr Lachnit, Prague 5 municipal councilor for the social sector.
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