LIFELONG LEARNING AND CULTURAL PURSUITS AT FOX HILL VILLAGE IN WESTWOOD, MA

Stay curious and never stop growing.

Fox Hill residents are an active and inquisitive group who take a proactive approach to living. The diversity of interests and expertise is on full display in the extensive variety of lifelong learning classes, game groups, clubs, and committees they lead and participate in, as well as the performances and excursions our community enjoys. Are you stimulated by a robust conversation on current events, or do you prefer creative writing? Would you choose to unwind with a poker night or a night at the opera? Do you enjoy using your hands for woodworking, painting, knitting, playing handbells, or arranging flowers? Whatever you enjoy or want to learn, you’re sure to find others at Fox Hill who share your interests.

“There’s so much to do here. I enjoy the diverse topics of the Speaker Series that always have me learning something new. Then there are trips to the symphony, my bridge group, and the chorus club. My calendar stays full!”

— Resident

Here’s a sampling of recent and upcoming events:

Great Decisions: A Global Affairs Discussion Group

Great Decisions conversations start with an informative video followed by resident-led breakout session.

Trip: BSO at Tanglewood, featuring cellist Yo Yo Ma

Residents hit the road to Tanglewood, the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to enjoy a performance featuring Yo Yo Ma, widely considered the world’s greatest cellist.

Speaker Series: Working Under Pressure: Oceanic Deep Dives

What’s it like to explore the far reaches of the earth? Rob McCallum, a founding partner of EYOS Expeditions, has helped organize, guide, and execute logistics for more than 1,000 expeditions to some of the world’s most remote destinations and he’ll be here to tell us about his deep dives — including the Mariana Trench, the lowest point on earth.

Speaker Series: The O.J. Simpson Trial

Justice Dennis J. Curran will take a deep dive into the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial.

Speaker Series: The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet

Before she turned 20 years old, Jasmina Cesic lost her home, her husband, two beloved brothers, and her right arm. Thirteen years later, she forged a new life in the U.S. as a wife, mother, and businesswoman. Jasmina will join us to talk about her memoir and her life in Bosnia before and during the civil war that tore apart the former Republic of Yugoslavia.

Broadway on the Big Screen: Funny Girl

Barry Pell Travel Lecture: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads

Morning Meditation with Janhavi

A popular mind/body/spirit class held each week.

Speaker Series: Engaging lifelong learning

Each week the Fox Hill Speaker Series offers a variety of programs presented by area professionals. Past presenters have included professors, journalists, authors, musicians, judges, doctors, and other thought leaders. The topics are diverse, thought-provoking, entertaining, and, most of all, engaging. And, many of them feature multi-session classes that give participants the opportunity to take a deeper dive into topics of interest.

Great Decisions: A global affairs discussion program

The Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions program is America’s largest discussion program centered around the most critical global issues facing our country today. Using the Great Discussions Briefing Book and video series, Fox Hill residents meet to learn and share ideas as they consider the issues shaping our nation, our world, and our future.

The Fox: A journal of arts and literature

The Fox is truly a resident-driven publication. Content — including memoirs, essays, poems, and photographs — is submitted by residents. The editorial board is also comprised of residents who curate submissions and publish the journal each quarter. With something for everyone, The Fox is truly a delight to read, and we encourage you to download the latest edition here.

Download The Fox

With so much to do, learn, and explore, you’ll never be bored.
(Unless you want to be.)

Classes and Intellectual Stimulation

Speaker Series
Great Decisions foreign policy discussion group
One Day University: Streaming weekly lectures by professors from top-tier schools
Opera course
Writing Group
The Fox, quarterly journal
Painting classes with instructor
Fully planned activities program with outings and trips

Game Groups

Bridge (Chicago bridge; standard and sanctioned duplicate bridge)
Mahjong
Poker
Pool table and tournaments
Putting green tournaments
Rummikub®
Scrabble®
Trivial Pursuit®

Clubs

Chorus Club
Hand Bells Choir
French Club
Knitting Club
Diversity Club
Genealogy Club
Adventures in Dining Club

Excursions & Concerts

Fox Hill offers planned excursions to myriad cultural events, museums, and shopping destinations, as well as day-long and overnight trips to places of interest.

Committees

Residents share their energy and expertise by serving on a variety of committees that help make our community an active, welcoming, exceptional place to live.

Download Our Resident Activities Calendar

You won’t want to miss a thing!

Meals to rave about.

(When your mouth isn’t full.)

From mouthwatering, chef-prepared meals and menus that use local seasonal ingredients to inspired homemade desserts and pastries, your toughest choice will be what to order first.

Discover Culinary Services

Your life, your way.

Independence at its best.

When you become a shareholder at Fox Hill Village, you’ll enjoy the pride of ownership without the hassle of chores. And you’ll have privacy with the knowledge that friends are always nearby.

Explore

See for yourself.

And engage your other senses, too.

The best way to learn about Fox Hill Village is to experience it for yourself. We invite you to take a personal tour and talk with current residents to get a first-hand perspective.

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