The intensification of solar activity and terrestrial magnetism can produce one of the most beautiful phenomena in the Northern Pole, known as The Northern Lights. It is a unique beauty, a multi-show of colorful lights, a fact that discovers the exuberance of ice which is quite usually seen erroneously as something inhospitable and non-productive.

Due to the Northern Lights, an area not so much mentioned of our planet is revealed in life explosion, with its multiform and shining reflections, duly recognized since its very existence and eye witnessed by people who haves seen the formation of new areas.

The furrows on the surface of glaciers hide ancient life figures, centuries old relics, apprentices of patience and silence. The slowest movements are cautious indeed, since they displace great knowledge about the water course of seas that have separated large pieces, as if children’s hibernation until their procreation for the continuity of life, the arch of the universe curving its head and reminding us the briefness of existence towards creation”.

A set of accountable and fantastically beautiful physical phenomena, the Northern Lights Program was born to evaluate what exists since a long time ago. It was born to remind us that the maturity of life means actually learning, time to begin a new stage of life. Therefore, inspired by this phenomenon, we bring to your knowledge the (Northern Lights Program).

PURPOSES:

It aims the accomplishment of a gerontology program, which carries out actions to contribute the development of a conscious and healthy culture to aging people.

Through the orientation of preventive health – general medicine, nutrition, psychology, dentistry – and execution of therapeutic activities such as sports, leisure, art, culture and education, the program could propitiate full range of development for the third aged people, in order to improve their quality of life and ransom their citizenship.

By appreciating the experience of mature people, their interest will stir up to recapture the production potential to the individual, enabling him to rescue respect and dignity, within the community where he lives.

ELEMENTS/ PRINCIPLES:

The following are topics from the Declaration of Principles for aged people, adopted at the UN General Assembly held in December 3, 1982:

* INDEPENDECE – Senior (aged) people should have access to food, water, shelter and medical care. They should have job opportunities, obtain education and live in their own homes most of the time.

* PARTICIPATION – Aged people should remain integrated in the community life, actively participating in the elaboration and implementation of such policies that would influence positively their well-being. They should try to find out ways to be helpful to the community, sharing their experience and knowledge with youths.

* The aged in our world today – knowledge and present time – sociological, political, economical, legislative and historic aspects; cultural and educational improvement.

* Citizenship, rights and duties.

* Social reintegration: health, work activity, leisure and community action.