You’re never too old to return to class.

Marion Gommerman is proof of that.

The 82-year-old Toronto resident, who lives at a retirement community in the Davenport neighbourhood, is back in school looking to complete an undergraduate degree she began decades ago.

Last year, Gommerman participated in the Intergenerational Classroom course offered by the University of Toronto, which seeks to address aging and ageism in post-secondary education.

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Students taking the course spend time with residents at Christie Gardens where discussions include social isolation, dementia, purpose in later life, and end-of-life care as part of a collaboration between the retirement residence and U of T’s Health Studies Program, Institute for Life Cou

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