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Achieving Our VISION - LIFELONG LEARNING <br /> <br />Although St. Louis Park is already--more than most--a lifelong learning community, <br />we can build on existing programs to create an environment where learning never <br />stops. <br /> <br />Our report spells out what's hot and what's not in community education. It pinpoints <br />populations that are currently underserved. It also identifies the community's three <br />greatest learning needs: 1) family learning opportunities, 2) intergenerational <br />programs, and 3) neighborhood educational activities. <br /> <br />Our recommendations for fostering lifelong learning and supporting local public and <br />private schools: <br /> · Establish apprenticeship programs <br /> · Develop a summer Junioi,-Achievement program <br /> · Teach parents to use the "information highway" <br /> · Create intergenerational linkages <br /> · Offer parenting classes to teens <br /> · Form a local alumni association <br /> · Try new time slots for community education programs <br /> · Decentralize community education offerings into neighborhoods <br /> · Reinvent community education as a broker of learning resources. <br /> <br />If the community has the will to act, these measures can bring the dream of a fully <br />activated, lifelong learning community to fruition in St. Louis Park <br /> <br />Lifelong Learning Task Force members: <br /> Debra Bohn <br /> Bridget Gothberg <br /> Eileen Hansen <br /> Torn O'Meara <br /> Mary Jean Overend <br /> Bob Ramsey, Chair <br /> Nell Robie <br /> Jerry Rotman <br /> Wayne Smith <br /> Bob Tilt <br /> Lynette Waldenberger <br /> <br />This is only a summary of the Lifelong Learning Task Force Report for Vision St. Louis <br />Park. For a copy of the complete report, call 924-2519. <br /> <br /> <br />