What do residents and students at a new centre opening at the end of the year have in common? “We are strangers and we are old, probably ugly too,” jokes 88-year-old Barry Smith. He and his wife, Rose, live at an aged care home that is about to have a childcare centre, which will cater […]
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A successful colloquium held in early December 2021 highlighted that there is a great need for opportunities to share stories and hear what others are doing to improve their intergenerational practices and/or to be part of the Intergenerational movement with the view of improving practice. As a consequence, the Australian Institute of Intergenerational Practice (AIIP)
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The Global Intergenerational Week 2022 campaign was officially launched online on Wednesday 2 February. This was previously a UK campaign, but now in its third year this event is going global. The goal is to inspire individuals, groups, organisations, local/national government and NGO’s to fully embrace intergenerational practice, connecting people of all ages especially the
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ABC television’s “Old People’s Home for 4-Year-Olds”, brought smiles to faces young, old and in between, as it demonstrated how rich and beneficial the connections between generations can be. Emeritus Professor Anneke Fitzgerald, a health management research expert, oversaw Griffith University’s five-year Intergenerational Care Project and was involved in both pre and post-production for the popular
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The Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice (AIIP) delivers professional development opportunities, networks, and advocates for intergenerational environments for better communities across Australia. One of their initiatives is “KNext” an online forum for members to meet regularly to explore and refine their intergenerational practices through sharing experiences and discussing barriers and facilitators for best practice programs.
An opportunity to build the literature on Intergenerational practice has arisen with a special issue in Social Sciences “Rethinking social isolation, intergenerational practice in the community and aged care”. The approaches to intergenerational programs and practices are varied, with initiatives extending to younger groups from childcare centres, primary and high school students, and youth groups,
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On Wednesday 8 December, the Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice (AIIP) was launched as part of the Griffith University Intergenerational Colloquium held at South Bank campus in Brisbane. With over 100 participants (both online and in person) and 21 inspiring presenters, there is no doubt there is a wave of enthusiasm towards intergenerational practice across
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Each Friday morning, a group of 24 teenagers and six older citizens sit and share their life stories, as part of an Australian-first project to reduce loneliness and build connections. The sessions are part of the ‘Bridging Ages life stories project’, a multigenerational school program where students interview older adults on their experiences and reflect
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For more than two years, the intergenerational learning using video conferencing program has been providing meaningful discussions involving students at Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School Greystanes and elders at Southern Cross Care aged care facility, Greystanes. Due to the reciprocal learning, health and behavioural outcomes for the students, teachers, elders and healthcare professionals
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Mike McCormick was talking about the unlikely meeting of a bumble bee and a bear. Actually, he was reading aloud about characters featured in a children’s book. McCormick was connected online via Zoom with a boy of kindergarten age who followed along with him. They could see each other, as well as an electronic version