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Taiwanese educators visit
Manningham U3A
A delegation from the New Taipei City
Department of Education visited Manningham
U3A on Wednesday 24 July. Members of the delegation
were investigating adult education for
senior citizens in Melbourne and they were particularly
interested in the U3A model of involving
volunteer older persons.
In Taiwan, government elementary schools
run classes for older people at the end of the
day and in the evenings after the children have
gone home. These classes are conducted by
paid teachers and not by volunteers as in our
U3As. The members of the delegation made it
clear that in Taiwan, there was an expectation
that grandparents do domestic duties and look
after their grandchildren during the day when
the parents are at work. Thus, grandparents can
only attend adult classes after the parents have
returned home from work. Three generations of
the one family often live together and family selfsufficiency
is encouraged.
Mandarin speaking Manningham U3A members
fulfilled a vital role during the visit because they
were able to explain the finer points of how a
U3A operates. The presence of so many Mandarin
speaking U3A members made for a very relaxed
and valuable exchange of ideas.
The New Taipei City delegation visited a number
of U3A classes and had a particularly good time
in the Ballroom Dancing class. There were many
Mandarin speakers in this class and two of the
tutors, Patrick Khaw and Lawrence Chien, also
spoke Mandarin. Ten minutes of the Progressive
Evening Three Step helped the delegation meet
many of the Manningham U3A members!
Around U3A
The above picture includes members of the
delegation; Mr Alex Kuo from the Taipei Economic
and Cultural Office in Melbourne; Elsie Mutton,
U3A Network Victoria President; David Jensz, U3A
Network Victoria Vice President;
Bryce Normoyle, President Manningham U3A,
and, Linda Chin, Wei Xing Huang and Yanwen
Huang from Manningham U3A.
Launch of 20 year history
of Croydon U3A
Croydon U3A will be launching their book
covering the 20 year history of Croydon
U3A from 1992 to 2012, titled Looking back,
looking forward, on 15 August. The launch
will be performed by Mayor of the City of
Maroondah, Nora Lamont. Production of
this book was made possible as a result of
a grant from Maroondah Council. Research
for the publication was undertaken mostly
by member Barb Allen with some assistance
from U3A Committee and other members. The
book is available from U3A office Croydon at
a cost of $15.
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Remember, seasoning food with herbs and
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