Shepherd's Center of Oakton-Vienna's Open House for Adventures in Learning Fall 2013

Adventures in Learning 
Open House & Class Registration - Thursday September 12
10:00AM - Noon
Classes: September 19 - Nov. 7

 Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna Announces

Adventures in Learning Fall Classes Set to run from 

Thursdays September 19 – November 7

Open House/Registration September 12 2013

Vienna, VA - Gearing up for the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna’s (SCOV) final semester of 2013 classes, Adventures in Learning (AIL) Fall 2013 are (l-r) Michelle Scott, Executive Director SCOV; Ralph Nider of Vienna, AIL Committee-National Affairs Coordinator; A. Ross Johnson of Vienna, AIL World Affairs Coordinator and Casey Tarr of McLean, Health Series Coordinator. Not pictured, Kathy Tugendhat of Vienna, AIL Committee Chair. Fall classes for Adventures in Learning will begin every Thursday and run from September 19 - November 7, 2013. 

AIL’s Fall schedule
includes 40+ classes with a wide range of subjects - from a Health and Wellness
series to National  and World Affairs to

T’ai Chi or Contract/Beginners Bridge.  T’ai
Chi is being offered twice each week. Their Potpourri series includes Chocolate: Gift of the Gods (including

samplings); Inside China Today,
The Benefits of Immigration Reform, POW Interrogation in Combat; Foundation
Training for Back Health; Medicare 101.  These
are but a few of the classes to choose from.  

Students may attend one or all
of the AIL fall classes for a $40 fee and are encouraged to create their own
schedule  – attend classes all day or

attend only one class.  Not sure?  Students are welcome to sample a class for
free.

For a complete
listing of classes or to register, visit http://www.scov.org/ail.htm
or call their office at 703-281-0538.  To

register or learn more about Adventures in Learning or the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton
–Vienna,
students are encouraged to attend an Open

House on Thursday September 12th from 10:00 am – Noon at the Unitarian

Universalist Congregation of Fairfax, 2709

Hunter Mill Road, Oakton, VA.  Refreshments for the Open House are provided
by Sunrise at Hunter Mill in Oakton, VA.  Golf cart transportation will be provided to
assist students from the parking lot to classes.  If a student no longer has the ability to drive,
call the SCOV office @ 703-281-0538.to see if transportation to the Open House and/or
the classes can be provided.

Founded in 1997,
SCOV is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to providing opportunities for
adults (50+) to seek rewarding lives and to live independently in their homes
for as long as possible.  In 2012 SCOV

provided services and programs to more than 3,000 older adults.  In 2012 it was voted the Best Nonprofit of
the Year (2012) by the Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce.  Through the office of the Honorable Gerald E.
Connolly of Virginia,
the Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna received a Proclamation entered into the
Congressional Record recognizing the agency and their dedicated volunteer core.  Quoting the Proclamation directly, “the

services and programs offered by this extraordinary organization (SCOV) help to
ensure that our seniors stay connected to the community through promotion of
active lifestyles, ongoing social integration, and availability of resources
for older residents to use their experience, training, and skills in

significant roles in society.”

Each
year more than 200 volunteers at SCOV serve as medical drivers, companion
drivers, friendly callers and visitors, health and wellness counselors,
fundraisers, and grant writers.  These
volunteers run programs such as Lunch n’ Life, Adventures in Learning, trips
and outings, special events, and caregivers’ support groups.  Services are available to anyone age 50+ who
live in the Oakton and Vienna
community. In addition, the agency also serves seniors in portions of Reston
and Fairfax, VA.

To
learn more about SCOV visit their website at www.scov.org

or call Michelle Scott, Executive Director at 703 281-5088, director@scov.org

A SMALL sampling of classes to Explore:

• Medicare 101 - Howard Houghton, Fairfax CountyOlder Adult Services
• Body & Soul, low impact fitness exercise – Julia Dubois
• PACE Program.An innovative community based, long term care alternative - Diane Poldy, PACE Education andOutreach Coordinator
• Inside China Today - Robert Sutter, Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
• New York City – Hub of Espionage, Robert Wallace, retired CIA official
• National Affairs - Ralph Nider, retired Foreign Service Officer - discussion groups
• On the Health Care Horizon: Mobile Medical Devises - Steve Goldstein, retired National Science Foundation
• Avoiding Failed States in Central America – Charles Ford, retired U.S. Ambassador 
• Chocolate, a Gift from the Gods - Emily Murphy
• Catacombs to Byzantium - Anabel Perlik, docent National Gallery of Art
• Health Care Law - Rosemary Gibson, author, speaker, expert US Health Care
• T’’ai Chi, Intermediate/Advanced Bridge, Beginners Bridge