{"id":22034,"date":"2026-10-02T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gvperte.it\/?p=22034"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:01:07","slug":"barrier-free-learning-the-university-of-the-third-age-asks-young-people-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/en\/barrier-free-learning-the-university-of-the-third-age-asks-young-people-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrier-Free Learning: The University of the Third Age Asks Young People for Help"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Venice, even a seemingly simple journey can become <strong>an obstacle<\/strong>, especially for an elderly person who has difficulty getting around. With its narrow streets, bridges, and routes that often require <strong>time and effort<\/strong>, reaching the University of the Third Age may not be so easy for everyone. This has prompted <strong>an appeal<\/strong> from <strong>Irene Favaretto<\/strong>, president of UniTeVe and professor of \u201cMemoria dell\u2019antico,\u201d who is reaching out to young people, asking if they would be willing to <strong>accompany enrolled students<\/strong> who need assistance on the walk from their homes to the Cavanis Institute, the university\u2019s historic headquarters. This gesture of <strong>care and solidarity<\/strong> \u2014in a city with a unique layout like Venice\u2014could enable those who are more vulnerable to <strong>continue attending classes<\/strong> without letting mobility challenges become a barrier. It also represents a concrete opportunity to <strong>build a bridge<\/strong> between different generations, connecting young and older people through a simple act of assistance <strong>that holds great human value<\/strong>.    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Venice, even a seemingly simple journey can become <strong>an obstacle<\/strong>, especially for an elderly person who has difficulty getting around. With its narrow streets, bridges, and routes that often require <strong>time and effort<\/strong>, reaching the University of the Third Age may not be so easy for everyone. This has prompted <strong>an appeal<\/strong> from <strong>Irene Favaretto<\/strong>, president of UniTeVe and professor of \u201cMemoria dell\u2019antico,\u201d who is reaching out to young people, asking if they would be willing to <strong>accompany enrolled students<\/strong> who need assistance on the walk from their homes to the Cavanis Institute, the university\u2019s historic headquarters. This gesture of <strong>care and solidarity<\/strong> \u2014in a city with a unique layout like Venice\u2014could enable those who are more vulnerable to <strong>continue attending classes<\/strong> without letting mobility challenges become a barrier. It also represents a concrete opportunity to <strong>build a bridge<\/strong> between different generations, connecting young and older people through a simple act of assistance <strong>that holds great human value<\/strong>.    \n","introduzione_source":{"label":"Introduction","type":"wysiwyg","formatted_value":"<p>In Venice, even a seemingly simple journey can become <strong>an obstacle<\/strong>, especially for an elderly person who has difficulty getting around. With its narrow streets, bridges, and routes that often require <strong>time and effort<\/strong>, reaching the University of the Third Age may not be so easy for everyone. This has prompted <strong>an appeal<\/strong> from <strong>Irene Favaretto<\/strong>, president of UniTeVe and professor of \u201cMemoria dell\u2019antico,\u201d who is reaching out to young people, asking if they would be willing to <strong>accompany enrolled students<\/strong> who need assistance on the walk from their homes to the Cavanis Institute, the university\u2019s historic headquarters. This gesture of <strong>care and solidarity<\/strong> \u2014in a city with a unique layout like Venice\u2014could enable those who are more vulnerable to <strong>continue attending classes<\/strong> without letting mobility challenges become a barrier. It also represents a concrete opportunity to <strong>build a bridge<\/strong> between different generations, connecting young and older people through a simple act of assistance <strong>that holds great human value<\/strong>.    <\/p>\n"},"paragrafi_articolo":[{"titolo_paragrafo":"Looking for new supporters","testo_paragrafo":"The University of the Third Age in Venice continues its tireless work; <strong>with the start of the new academic year<\/strong> now just around the corner, is launching another appeal to local organizations, asking <strong>them to provide funds<\/strong> to cover the annual tuition fees for those facing financial hardship and thus <strong>struggling to pay the<\/strong> required <strong>tuition<\/strong> for each enrolled student. This heartfelt appeal also comes from President Favaretto, who hopes to soon establish <strong>a sort of scholarship<\/strong> specifically for those \u201cwho cannot afford to enroll.\u201d In other words, the idea involves <strong>some form of \u201cfinancial support\u201d<\/strong> to make this valuable community resource in the city as accessible as possible\u2014a resource whose primary goal is to <strong>break down the walls of loneliness<\/strong>. This is a point that Favaretto emphasizes every year, reminding everyone how crucial it is, once a certain age is reached, <strong>not to isolate oneself<\/strong> and to make the effort to leave the house so as not to be overcome by melancholy. \u201cThe atmosphere that develops during our classes is wonderful,\u201d notes the president, who has been in office for about ten years now. What is particularly important to us is <strong>reaching as many people as possible<\/strong>\u2014even those who don\u2019t feel comfortable taking part in the classes because they consider them too demanding or unsuitable for people who haven\u2019t pursued any specific studies in their lives. I want to make it clear that <strong>our program is truly accessible to everyone<\/strong>.\u201d       ","multimedia":"immagine","video":null,"immagine_paragrafo":{"ID":21991,"id":21991,"title":"DSC08527","filename":"DSC08527-scaled.jpg","filesize":573642,"url":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/en\/barrier-free-learning-the-university-of-the-third-age-asks-young-people-for-help\/dsc08527-2\/","alt":"","author":"110","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc08527-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":22034,"date":"2026-10-01 07:28:25","modified":"2026-10-01 15:01:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1439,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-768x432.jpg","medium-width":768,"medium-height":432,"medium_large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-2560x1439.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-1536x863.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":863,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-2048x1151.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1151,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-1320x742.jpg","mailpoet_newsletter_max-width":1320,"mailpoet_newsletter_max-height":742}},"didascalia":"Faculty and students enrolled at the University of the Third Age in Venice (file photo)"},{"titolo_paragrafo":"\u201cTeaching? A commitment and a pleasure\u201d","testo_paragrafo":"Registration officially opens <strong>on Friday, October 2<\/strong> \u2014tuition remains the same as last year\u2014and offers the opportunity to take <strong>7 courses spread across the first and second quarters<\/strong>: from November through January and from February through April. The instructors\u2014about forty in total\u2014teach <strong>on a volunteer basis<\/strong>, preparing lessons with great dedication and expertise and introducing new topics each year. <strong>\u201cWe<\/strong> already <strong>have 170<\/strong> \u2018returning\u2019 students. I expect that, including new students and professors, we\u2019ll reach around 400 people, in line with the 2025\u20132026 academic year. We also have <strong>a number of new features<\/strong>for this academic year.\u201d Starting with <strong>\u201cbeginner-level\u201d English<\/strong> classes\u2014which UniTeVe senior students have been requesting for years\u2014followed by <strong>a course entirely dedicated to gardens<\/strong>, taught by Professor Martina Frank, a new addition to the faculty. And furthermore, there will be courses on <strong>the history of Egypt<\/strong> and on <strong>Dante Alighieri through the ages<\/strong>\u2014that is, how his work has been reinterpreted and analyzed, including in other languages, in the centuries following his death. Following its previous success, the agreement signed last year <strong>with the Municipality of Cavallino-Treporti<\/strong> will also be renewed, allowing <strong>selected lectures<\/strong> to be streamed remotely from <strong>a<\/strong> dedicated classroom for those unable to reach Venice\u2019s historic center. \u201cWe have many enrolled students who come from outside Venice as well,\u201d explains the president. \u201cSome come <strong>from the Lido, Murano, and Burano, and from Ca\u2019 Savio\u2026<\/strong> There will be about forty courses for the 2026\u20132027 academic year,\u201d including\u2014among others\u2014the ever-popular Choral Singing, Theater Workshop, Drawing and Painting, and Photography. \u201cIt would be wonderful to bring singing\u2014and in particular, <strong>songs tied to our tradition<\/strong>\u2014to Venetian nursing homes and retirement homes as well. An incentive to spend an afternoon in harmony and joy,\u201d she hopes.            As always, we must extend our thanks to Sabrina Valente, UniTeVe secretary and choir director; to the Cavanis Fathers for their hospitality; and to <strong>the Rotary Club of Venice<\/strong> and <strong>Inner Wheel<\/strong>, which have supported the university\u2019s mission <strong>for 41 years<\/strong>. The inauguration is scheduled <strong>for October 27<\/strong>, with classes set to begin in early November. \u201cFor us, teaching is a commitment: it requires <strong>preparation that goes beyond the class period itself<\/strong>. But above all, it\u2019s fun and a pleasure. \u201cTogether with <strong>the Cavanis Fathers<\/strong>,\u201d Favaretto concludes, \u201cwe\u2019re also trying to find a way to bring young people closer to the elderly\u2014an effective approach that allows us to <strong>bring different generations together<\/strong>.\u201d     ","multimedia":"immagine","video":null,"immagine_paragrafo":{"ID":21995,"id":21995,"title":"Corsi e lezioni nuovo anno accademico","filename":"Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","filesize":1004976,"url":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","link":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/en\/barrier-free-learning-the-university-of-the-third-age-asks-young-people-for-help\/corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico-2\/","alt":"","author":"110","description":"","caption":"","name":"corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":22034,"date":"2026-10-01 07:30:57","modified":"2026-10-01 15:01:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":638,"height":903,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico-543x768.png","medium-width":543,"medium-height":768,"medium_large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","medium_large-width":638,"medium_large-height":903,"large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","large-width":638,"large-height":903,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","1536x1536-width":638,"1536x1536-height":903,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","2048x2048-width":638,"2048x2048-height":903,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Corsi-e-lezioni-nuovo-anno-accademico.png","mailpoet_newsletter_max-width":638,"mailpoet_newsletter_max-height":903}},"didascalia":"The complete schedule of classes for the 2026\u20132027 academic year"}],"paragrafi_articolo_source":{"label":"Article Paragraphs","type":"repeater","formatted_value":[{"titolo_paragrafo":"Looking for new supporters","testo_paragrafo":"<p>The University of the Third Age in Venice continues its tireless work; <strong>with the start of the new academic year<\/strong> now just around the corner, is launching another appeal to local organizations, asking <strong>them to provide funds<\/strong> to cover the annual tuition fees for those facing financial hardship and thus <strong>struggling to pay the<\/strong> required <strong>tuition<\/strong> for each enrolled student. This heartfelt appeal also comes from President Favaretto, who hopes to soon establish <strong>a sort of scholarship<\/strong> specifically for those \u201cwho cannot afford to enroll.\u201d In other words, the idea involves <strong>some form of \u201cfinancial support\u201d<\/strong> to make this valuable community resource in the city as accessible as possible\u2014a resource whose primary goal is to <strong>break down the walls of loneliness<\/strong>. This is a point that Favaretto emphasizes every year, reminding everyone how crucial it is, once a certain age is reached, <strong>not to isolate oneself<\/strong> and to make the effort to leave the house so as not to be overcome by melancholy. \u201cThe atmosphere that develops during our classes is wonderful,\u201d notes the president, who has been in office for about ten years now. What is particularly important to us is <strong>reaching as many people as possible<\/strong>\u2014even those who don\u2019t feel comfortable taking part in the classes because they consider them too demanding or unsuitable for people who haven\u2019t pursued any specific studies in their lives. I want to make it clear that <strong>our program is truly accessible to everyone<\/strong>.\u201d       <\/p>\n","multimedia":"immagine","video":null,"immagine_paragrafo":{"ID":21991,"id":21991,"title":"DSC08527","filename":"DSC08527-scaled.jpg","filesize":573642,"url":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/en\/barrier-free-learning-the-university-of-the-third-age-asks-young-people-for-help\/dsc08527-2\/","alt":"","author":"110","description":"","caption":"","name":"dsc08527-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":22034,"date":"2026-10-01 07:28:25","modified":"2026-10-01 15:01:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1439,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-768x432.jpg","medium-width":768,"medium-height":432,"medium_large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-2560x1439.jpg","large-width":800,"large-height":450,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-1536x863.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":863,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-2048x1151.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1151,"mailpoet_newsletter_max":"https:\/\/test.gvperte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DSC08527-1320x742.jpg","mailpoet_newsletter_max-width":1320,"mailpoet_newsletter_max-height":742}},"didascalia":"Faculty and students enrolled at the University of the Third Age in Venice (file photo)"},{"titolo_paragrafo":"\u201cTeaching? A commitment and a pleasure\u201d","testo_paragrafo":"<p>Registration officially opens <strong>on Friday, October 2<\/strong> \u2014tuition remains the same as last year\u2014and offers the opportunity to take <strong>7 courses spread across the first and second quarters<\/strong>: from November through January and from February through April. The instructors\u2014about forty in total\u2014teach <strong>on a volunteer basis<\/strong>, preparing lessons with great dedication and expertise and introducing new topics each year. <strong>\u201cWe<\/strong> already <strong>have 170<\/strong> \u2018returning\u2019 students. I expect that, including new students and professors, we\u2019ll reach around 400 people, in line with the 2025\u20132026 academic year. We also have <strong>a number of new features<\/strong>for this academic year.\u201d Starting with <strong>\u201cbeginner-level\u201d English<\/strong> classes\u2014which UniTeVe senior students have been requesting for years\u2014followed by <strong>a course entirely dedicated to gardens<\/strong>, taught by Professor Martina Frank, a new addition to the faculty. And furthermore, there will be courses on <strong>the history of Egypt<\/strong> and on <strong>Dante Alighieri through the ages<\/strong>\u2014that is, how his work has been reinterpreted and analyzed, including in other languages, in the centuries following his death. Following its previous success, the agreement signed last year <strong>with the Municipality of Cavallino-Treporti<\/strong> will also be renewed, allowing <strong>selected lectures<\/strong> to be streamed remotely from <strong>a<\/strong> dedicated classroom for those unable to reach Venice\u2019s historic center. \u201cWe have many enrolled students who come from outside Venice as well,\u201d explains the president. \u201cSome come <strong>from the Lido, Murano, and Burano, and from Ca\u2019 Savio\u2026<\/strong> There will be about forty courses for the 2026\u20132027 academic year,\u201d including\u2014among others\u2014the ever-popular Choral Singing, Theater Workshop, Drawing and Painting, and Photography. \u201cIt would be wonderful to bring singing\u2014and in particular, <strong>songs tied to our tradition<\/strong>\u2014to Venetian nursing homes and retirement homes as well. An incentive to spend an afternoon in harmony and joy,\u201d she hopes.            As always, we must extend our thanks to Sabrina Valente, UniTeVe secretary and choir director; to the Cavanis Fathers for their hospitality; and to <strong>the Rotary Club of Venice<\/strong> and <strong>Inner Wheel<\/strong>, which have supported the university\u2019s mission <strong>for 41 years<\/strong>. The inauguration is scheduled <strong>for October 27<\/strong>, with classes set to begin in early November. \u201cFor us, teaching is a commitment: it requires <strong>preparation that goes beyond the class period itself<\/strong>. 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