Programming
The Elderly Person’s Centre provides opportunities for social interaction and support, promotes wellness among seniors, encourages members to develop leadership and creative skills, offers opportunities for continuing learning, provides activities for general enjoyment and facilitates cultural integration. The department also promotes intergenerational interaction between seniors and children from the Children and Youth Department.
The Toronto District Schoolboard – Continuing Education Dept. sponsors the following three classes:
Sewing Class – held once a week
Yoga Class – adapted to show techniques for those who can use a mat or do yoga from a chair
Fitness Class – designed to improve flexibility, joint mobility, and cardiovascular endurance
The Royal Conservatory of Music with funding from New Horizons for Seniors provides:
Singing from Scratch – designed for seniors with or without singing experience – repertoire? chosen to suit many musical tastes
Other Regularly Scheduled Activities at the Elderly Persons Centre:
Taoist Tai Chi – a weekly exercise program that helps improve health, relaxation and? concentration
Birthday Lunches/Program – monthly celebration and afternoon activities including films, guest speakers, slide shows and various entertainment
Cooking Classes – monthly communal food preparation program to assist older adults in learning about nutrition in conjunction with the many factors of aging
Pot-Luck Lunch/Bingo – seniors meet monthly for lunch Bingo.
Art Drop-In – a volunteer instructor teaches acrylic painting once a week
Craft Drop-In – A group of seniors meet on a weekly basis to teach each other crafts
Day Trips – joint outings with seniors.
E.S.L and Literacy for Spanish Speaking Seniors – weekly classes to prepare them for listening, speaking and reading English.
Knitting – learn the basics of knitting once a week
Other Elderly Persons Centre Programs:
Special events including Christmas Lunch, Lunar New Year Celebration, Annual Art Exhibit and Craft Sales
Outreach to frail seniors in the community
Please call the Dixon Hall Seniors Department at 416-863-0499 for more information on our Elderly Persons Centre.
Dixon Hall’s Elderly Persons Centre is funded by the Province of Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, and in part by the City of Toronto and the United Way of Greater Toronto.
Ph. (416) 863-0499
Fax (416) 863-9981
Program Co-ordinator Ext: 223
carmen.benoit@dixonhall.org