Life Stories & Songs will assist Older Adults in developing the artistic tools to express themselves and to effectively tell their stories through their own creative work. This program is an attempt to offer accredited university humanities courses to older adults who have never had the opportunity to study the university level or have not had the chance to do so for a long time (i.e. perhaps they were unable to complete a degree due to needing to provide for themselves and their families.) Life Stories & Songs wants to offer these older adults the chance to gain college credit and to establish and/or expand upon their own creative practice. The ultimate goal of Life Stories & Songs will be to use this pilot program in Bushwick, Brooklyn as a template for courses that can be duplicated across the five boroughs, the United States, and nations throughout the world.
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