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Together Old and Young – TOY: young children and older adults learning together
The TOY project was initiated and is promoted by International Child Development Initiatives - ICDI.
The purpose of the TOY Programme is to promote intergenerational learning and create new possibilities for senior citizens and young children to learn together and benefit from each others’ company. We believe that this is more important than ever before across the world. People are living longer but older adults and young children are having less and less contact with each other. Parents and grandchildren are migrating to cities and countries far away from grandparents. >> read more
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Reflections on ageing and what young children and older people have in common
“I’d sincerely wish I could go back to school -I think that I would fit somewhere in eighth grade”- some reflections on ageing and what young children and older people have in common by ICDI‘s Nico van Oudenhoven.
Novelist Ursula Le Guin died on 22 January this year, at the age of 89 years. A long life, but her ideas are bound to live much, much longer.
Reading with Mr. Bob!
Before arrivals even begin, the children who participate in early day activities are abuzz, knowing that today is Wednesday and Wednesday means Mr. Bob is coming. Mr. Bob, or Robert Kleinfelder is one of number of older adults from the local retirement community who are senior volunteers in Seton Montessori School, Illinois, United States. Read Head of School, Jennifer Nolan’s blog about the experience here. >> Read more
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This week we are in Dublin for TOY-PLUS, hosting about 40 practitioners in early childhood education, social care and community development from..
TOY for Inclusion inspires children in Belgium! | REYN
Watch this short video made by our TOY for Inclusion partner, VBJK: young children from the Roma communities in Ghent participate in music classes,..
Reflections on ageing and what young children and older people have in common - ToyProject.net
"I’d sincerely wish I could go back to school -I think that I would fit somewhere in eighth grade"- some reflections on ageing and what young..
