{"id":29330,"date":"2016-12-15T17:47:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T22:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2016\/12\/15\/necc-offers-winter-sessions-for-older-learners\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:04:06","slug":"necc-offers-winter-sessions-for-older-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/12\/15\/necc-offers-winter-sessions-for-older-learners\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Offers Winter Sessions for Older Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14853\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/12\/CoOL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14853\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14853\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2016\/12\/CoOL-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Reich&#8217;s book on capitalism will be discussed during a winter CoOL session.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Three new winter sessions including one on Zen, will be offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/community-engagement\/cool\/\">College of Older Learners <\/a>(CoOL) Program beginning in January on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliot St.<\/p>\n<p>CoOL is a program for individuals who are over 50 and want to participate in challenging educational opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstablishing a Personal Spiritual Practice,\u201d led by Liz Anderson, will be offered on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. from January 31 through February 28 in Room 103 of the B Building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZen\u201d an active exploration of zen in regard to our everyday lives, led by George Medelinskas will be offered Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m., February 1 through March 1 in Room 107 of the B Building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReading Robert Reich\u2019s \u2018Saving Capitalism for the Many and Not the Few\u2019,\u201d will be led by Bonnie Pearlman on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. February 2 through March 2 in Room 103 of the B Building.<\/p>\n<p>Each session is $30.<\/p>\n<p>Seminar leaders will give a brief presentation of the courses being offered later this spring during a CoOL Seminar Showcase on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, from 2 to 4 in the Tech Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliot St.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to see what sessions will be offered in the spring visit the CoOL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/cool\/\">website <\/a>or contact Christine DeRosa at <a href=\"mailto:cderosa@necc.mass.edu\">cderosa@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or call 978-659-1225. 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