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The u3a movement (u3a) is an international movement whose aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community — those in their third 'age' of life. Formerly known as University of the Third Age this was altered in a rebrand during 2020 There is no universally accepted model for the u3a.
Haplogroup U is a human mitochondrial DNA haplogroup (mtDNA). The clade arose from haplogroup R, likely during the early Upper Paleolithic.Its various subclades (labelled U1–U9, diverging over the course of the Upper Paleolithic) are found widely distributed across Northern and Eastern Europe, Central, Western and South Asia, as well as North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Canary Islands.
To me, the U3A Third Age is related to "life-long-learning". U3A is intended predominatly for mature-age people; with some U3A prospectuses making reference to being 'retired', and by implication being eligible after paid-employment. Or perhaps it is getting into one's third-generation - being a grand-parent.
The Chautauqua Institution (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə-TAW-kwə) is a 501(c)(3) [3] nonprofit education center and summer resort for adults and youth located on 2,070 acres (840 ha) in Chautauqua, New York, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of Jamestown in the western southern tier of New York state.
The Emerald Community House runs adult education, pre-accredited ACFE training courses and hobby courses. There are also childcare programs, out of school hours care and children's extension programs and disability services. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is located in U3A House, 402 Main Street.
Cover of a 1917 promotional brochure. Chautauqua (/ ʃ ə ˈ t ɔː k w ə / shə-TAW-kwə) is an adult education and social movement in the United States that peaked in popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Ian Cathie, President of Glen Eira U3A. Ian Robert Cathie (24 October 1932 – 25 October 2017) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, to printer George Mitchell Cathie and Sybil Balding, he attended state schools, Wesley College, then the University of Melbourne, where he studied teaching. On 5 January 1957 he married Christine ...
Eric Midwinter was born in Sale, Lancashire, in 1932, and was educated at a local grammar school and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he read history. [1] Between 1968 and 1971 he led the team for action research in the Liverpool Education Priority Area.