Cohousing-L Mailing List: Aging Gracefully in Community 5-Week Online Course (Laird Schaub, Margaret Critchlow, Alline Anderson, Danielle Williams and Lee Warren) | Starts October 26th

[Neil Planchon (neil]

Hello everyone,

And here is the second…

Aging Gracefully in Community
5-Week Online Course  with Laird Schaub, Margaret Critchlow, Alline Anderson, 
Danielle Williams and Lee Warren
Starts October 26th

Read more and to register visit 
https://www.ic.org/aging-gracefully-in-community/ 
<https://www.ic.org/working-constructively-with-conflict-in-community/>

Early bird discount through October 9, 2022: $199
Regular price: $299
Classes are recorded if you miss one.

Overview :: Learn about challenges and realities of aging in community, whether 
intergenerational or senior, and find meaning and connection.
Classes and topics in the Aging Gracefully in Community syllabus include:

1st Class: What does it mean to age in community?
Led by Laird Schaub

        • options for aging in community
        • the link between community and quality of life
        • the concept of eldering
        • right relationship with seniors in a culture that venerates youth

2nd Class: Living into Realities of Aging: Lessons from a Senior Cohousing 
Community
Led by Margaret Critchlow

        • senior vs intergenerational communities
        • community values and design to support aging well
        • co-care and neighborly mutual support
        • complexities and challenges that encourage learning and growing
        • social capital in community

3rd Class: Creating a Culture of Care
Led by Laird Schaub

        • safety and cognitive decline considerations
        • creating a care team
        • the intersection of participation, social capital, and members with 
diminished capacities

4th Class: Pitfalls & Possibilities: Aging & Dying in Community
Led by Danielle Williams & Alline Anderson

        • the balance between self-responsibility and community care
        • preparing for the needs and the unknowns
        • making it easier to talk about death and end of life
        • creating a vision that allows for a life full of meaning and 
connection in your final years

5th Class: The Art of Death & Dying in Community
Led by Lee Warren

        • navigating the dying process
        • tending to the dead
        • creating home funerals and home burials
        • supporting the expression of grief
        • caring for the caregivers


“What I valued most was that the presentations really gave me a sense of what 
living in community can be like for elders – I do not live in a community yet, 
and the range and depth of the discussions were very helpful. Lee Warren’s 
presentation was uniquely meaningful, going beyond what I expected to be 
covered.” Kate O

“It was comprehensive and well-organized. Topics and speakers were 
outstanding.” Haven W

“It’s a wonderful course. It is not only helpful but can be transforming, and 
good for individuals, groups and the world.” Lulu E

Read more and to register visit 
https://www.ic.org/aging-gracefully-in-community/ 
<https://www.ic.org/aging-gracefully-in-community/>

FIC’s Program Director, Lauren, receives email at events [at] ic.org 
<mailto:events [at] ic.org>. Please reach out to her with any questions you 
have. We look forward to building community with you. 

Cordially,
Neil Planchon
Swan's Market Cohousing, Oakland CA 
FIC, Coho/US, Coho-L, …