The TOY online course starts on 2nd March 2020. Registrations are open!
February 3, 2020
Are you interested in bringing older adults and young children together to share knowledge, skills, values and have fun? If yes, then the TOY online course “Together Old and Young: An Intergenerational Approach” is what you are looking for! The next edition of the TOY Online Course will start on 2 March 2020. Register here!
The TOY Book is out: a great resource for anyone who works in IGL
November 18, 2019
The TOY Book is out! We are delighted to show you the first copies of ‘Intergenerational Learning in Practice’, edited by Margaret Kernan and Giulia Cortellesi, and published by Routledge Education. This is a great resource for anyone who wants to work intergenerationally. Click here to order your copy.
TOY for Inclusion: a case study about inclusive education
October 21, 2019
TOY for Inclusion is now a case study for the Inclusive Education in Action (IEA) initiative (UNESCO and European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education)! Our project has been selected to be among the online resources for international policy makers working to develop equity and equal opportunities within education systems globally. If you want
Shared IG model most cost-effective: findings from Australia
September 17, 2019
The Intergenerational Care Project team led by Griffith University’s researchers Dr Katrina Radford, Professor Anneke Fitzgerald and Dr Nerina Vecchio held a Q&A Open Forum (click to view the full Open Forum) on 21st August where they shared key findings on participant, workforce and economic outcomes of their study. The Project involved the development, implementation and
4-year-olds discuss emotions with older people on Australian TV
September 17, 2019
During the past few weeks Australian ABC TV have been broadcasting their interpretation of the TV documentary series of 4-Year-Olds in an Old People’s Home. Just like in the other countries (UK, Spain, the Netherlands) where this social experiment has been done,the public reaction in Australia has been enthusiastic. In this clip you will see
TOY online course starts on 14 October. REGISTER NOW!
August 30, 2019
Are you interested in bringing older adults and young children together to share knowledge, skills, values and have fun? If yes, then the TOY online course “Together Old and Young: An Intergenerational Approach” is what you are looking for! The next edition of the TOY Online Course will start on 14 October 2019. Click here to register
DCU presented TOY for Inclusion impact evaluation at EECERA
August 22, 2019
On August 21, our colleagues of the Dublin City University – Early Childhood Research Centre, Dr Gillian Lake, Prof Mathias Urban, Dr Geraldine French, Fiona Giblin and Therese Farrell, presented the conceptual framework for the impact evaluation of the second phase of the TOY for Inclusion project at the EECERA conference in Greece .
The Storyteller Project and TOY: remote reading aloud sessions
July 2, 2019
The Storytellers Project is a concept for a new library service connecting a community of senior readers to children and their families for remote reading aloud sessions. Children use the Storybell robot at home to connect with seniors willing to read. The Storybell robot transmits their reading live allowing them to speak as if they were
TOY for Inclusion inspires participants at the Erasmus+ event
June 27, 2019
ICDI was invited to present TOY and TOY for Inclusion as a best practice in the field of social inclusion by the Erasmus+ Dutch National Agency this week. The Agency organised a 3-day Transnational Cooperation Activity in Wageningen (Netherlands) with more than 90 participants from 16 EU countries on this topic.
TOY features at ‘Bridging Generations’ Conference in Portland, Oregon
June 25, 2019
Between 12 and 14 June almost 400 experts in intergenerational practice gathered in Portland, Oregon for the biannual conference organized by Generations United and cohosted by Bridge Meadows Intergenerational Communities,‘Bridging Generations‘, titled The participants– activists and academics, practitioners and volunteers – were mainly from the United States of America.
TOY for Inclusion presented at the ISSA pre-conference workshop
June 17, 2019
On 17 June, 20 ECEC experts from 15 countries took part in the ISSA pre-conference workshop titled ‘From Hard to Reach Families to Easy to Reach Services’, co-organised by ICDI and JES Rijnland.
Intergenerational experiment reaches Dutch television
April 18, 2019
The Dutch version of the intergenerational experiment titled ‘Old Peoples Home for 4-Year-Olds’ is currently being broadcast on the Dutch national TV station NPO 1. The 4-part documentary series is called ‘Kleuters Tegen Kwalen’ or Toddlers preventing illness is following the same format as the original Channel 4 series which was a TV sensation in
TOY for Inclusion features on European Commission newsletter
April 5, 2019
The TOY for Inclusion project was chosen by DG Justice (Rights Equality and Citizenship Programme) as one of the two best practice project to be highlighted in their first ever newsletter. It’s four thousand the total number of children involved in the TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs throughout Europe so far. In the next two years,
Young and old defy loneliness in violent Rio favela
March 8, 2019
As part of their Crossing Divides season, BBC News yesterday broadcast this 3-minute film about the power of contact between young children and older adults in the harsh environment of the City of God favela in Rio de Janeiro. View and be inspired! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47476347
Register now for the TOY Online Course that starts on 4th March
February 4, 2019
We are happy to open the registrations for the new edition of the TOY Online Course. After the very successful first edition of the course at the end of 2018, which saw the participation of hundreds of learners from all around the world, the new course will start on 4 March 2019. Click here to
Discover the power of the TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs watching this video
December 20, 2018
As part of the TOY for Inclusion project, we made a short video on the ECEC Play Hubs. The video captures some of the stories and experiences of children, parents and practitioners in the various countries involved in the project.
TOY presented to big crowd at Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa (Greece)
December 20, 2018
The TOY partner, Hellenic Open University – Daissy group, successfully presented the TOY Online Course and the TOY approach in general at the infoday “Learning From Generation to Generation”, organised by the Municipal Art Gallery of Larissa. Read more about it here.
TOY for Inclusion wins European Award for best learning environment!
December 10, 2018
We are delighted to announce that our project ‘TOY for Inclusion’ has been Awarded the Lifelong Learning Award 2018 for the category ‘learning environments’. The prize is awarded by the Lifelong Learning Platform to initiatives that set up creative and inclusive practices.
TOY for Inclusion mid-term results and exciting next steps
November 29, 2018
On 19 November 2018, on the eve of Universal Children’s Day, TOY for Inclusion shared its mid-term results during an international event held by TOY for Inclusion in Ghent, Belgium. Thanks to the work of local communities and professionals, the TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs became the gateway to kindergarten and school for many Romani
Assess and improve the quality of your IGL initiative with TOY!
November 8, 2018
We are glad to launch the TOY for Quality Programme! Do you bring older adults and young children together in your service or organisation or would you like to do this? Are you interested in improving the quality of your intergenerational learning practice? If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, then the
TOY wins Inspired Practice Award from Early Childhood Ireland
October 30, 2018
We are proud to announce that a group of four ECCE settings in Ireland who undertook their pilot intergenerational project with DIT, as part of TOY, were awarded the Inspired Practice Award from Early Childhood Ireland in October 2018. Click here to read about their projects and the reasons why they received this award.
2019 Global Intergenerational Conference in Portland
October 22, 2018
TOY is glad to share with you the invitation to join the 2019 Global Intergenerational Conference in Portland! Join Generations United and Bridge Meadows for Bridging the Generations, the 20th Global Intergenerational Conference. The conference will be held June 12-14, 2019 at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, Oregon.
TOY for Inclusion: Roma and non-Roma children now play together
October 11, 2018
The TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs are now running for nine months in seven European countries and we are glad to share a story from our Belgium, VBJK. Click here to read it.
TOY for Inclusion international event
October 5, 2018
Next November, TOY for Inclusion will hold an event called “Community-Based Early Childhood Education and Care for Roma Children and Families”. The event will take place on 19 November from 10,00 to 16,30 in Ghent and will be co-hosted by VBJK, REYN, ICDI and the City of Ghent.
