Interview about TOY in the Dutch newspaper De Correspondent
July 3, 2017
Margaret Kernan and Giulia Cortellesi were interviewed by Marilse Eerkens for an article on intergenerational learning published on 3 July 2017 in De Correspondent, a Dutch online newspaper.
ICDI presenting on IGL and social cohesion in Oxford Brookes University
June 15, 2017
Giulia Cortellesi and Jessica Harpley (International Child Development Initiatives – ICDI) presented a paper titled ‘Together Old and Young reinventing community’ at the 2017 AAGE Conference “Culture, Commitment and Care across the Life Course” organized at the Oxford Brookes University located in the beautiful and historic city of Oxford, England.
DIT presented TOY at the Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) Seminar in Dublin
April 7, 2017
Anne Fitzpatrick and Carmel Gallagher presented a paper at the Early Childhood Ireland (ECI) Research and Practice Seminar in University College Dublin (UCD) on 31st March 2017.
Recent EMIL newsletter features latest TOY blogpost
March 31, 2017
Our latest TOY blogpost on intergenerational connections in India and the Netherlands, written by Shanti George, is feautured in the latest EMIL newsletter.
Architects paying attention to intergenerational spaces
January 27, 2017
The TOY Project has connected with ARUP, an global independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists.
An article on how IGL brings benefit to both young and old
January 12, 2017
An article published on 4th january 2017 in The Conversation highlights how shared spaces between young children and older people bring benefit to both generations.
Great meeting to launch the TOY-PLUS project in Leiden
November 17, 2016
Yesterday and today the TOY-PLUS project was launched in Leiden (NL), hosted by ICDI. Representatives from all the partner organisations (universities, research institutes, NGOs and local authorities) came together to the Kick-off Meeting where we had a vibrant discussion about the implementation of the activities. A very good start to the project!
A video on IGL from Linking Generations Northern Ireland
November 8, 2016
TOY partner Linking Generations Northern Ireland shared with us a wee film they’ve made about the ethos behind their work and the simple but important ideas that lie at the heart of intergenerational practice: making connections to build stronger communities, tackling age stereotypes and sharing skills and experience…. They believe strongly – and we completely agree with them!
TOY Project awarded by Lifelong Learning Platform, Brussels
October 21, 2016
Last week in Brussels, ICDI’s Margaret Kernan and Giulia Cortellesi had the honour of receiving the Lifelong Learning Award for the TOY project (Together Old and Young). TOY was one of three initiatives recognized for their creativity, inclusivity and innovation in lifelong learning.
TOY in the Italian online ECEC magazine ‘ZeroSeiUp’
October 17, 2016
After presenting the TOY experience to the National Italian ECEC conference in Milan last February, our Italian TOY partner, Azienda Speciale Consortile ‘ReteSalute’ has been invited to write an article about TOY for the online ECEC magazine ‘ZeroSeiUp’.
TOY in the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
September 8, 2016
Our colleagues from the University of Aveiro, Sacha Vieira, Liliana Sousa and Hester Radstake, have recently published an article in the well-known international Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.
TOY for Inclusion: a new IGL project in Roma communities
September 6, 2016
The TOY approach is spreading! We are very excited to share another good news this week: the European Commission will fund the 2-year project titled ‘TOY for Inclusion: Community Based Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) for Roma Children‘, starting in January 2017.
DIT presents TOY at the EECERA Conference 2016, Dublin
August 31, 2016
Our Irish TOY colleagues, Anne Fitzpatrick, Carmel Gallagher and Ashling Silke are leading a symposium about the experiences of TOY in Ireland at the Annual EECERA conference, which begins today in Dublin and continues until Saturday.
New TOY article just published in Studia Paedagogica
August 23, 2016
Giulia Cortellesi and Margaret Kernan (ICDI) were invited to submit an article about the TOY approach in a special edition of the Czech Journal ‘Studia Pedagogica’ on intergenerational learning.
TOY-PLUS: an exciting new European project on intergenerational learning!
August 19, 2016
We are delighted to announce our new project ‘TOY-PLUS: Professional Learning Upscaling Skills’ which will kick off in November 2016 and will be funded by the Erasmus Plus Dutch National Agency.
TOY at the Childhood Studies Conference in Turku (FI)
June 28, 2016
ICDI presented the TOY approach and our research findings at the 7th Conference on Childhood Studies in Turku Finland. The conference was held from 5th to 8th June and over 200 delegates attended the rich plenary sessions and workshops.
95-year-old teacher: an IGL programme from Seattle (U.S.)
May 20, 2016
This week ExchangeEveryDay, the weekly newsletter of the World Forum Foundation, is featuring an intergenerational learning programme in Seattle (U.S.).
‘Move and groove’ sessions for young and old in Toronto
May 13, 2016
The Kipling Early Learning and Child Care Centre in Toronto is located under the same roof as Kipling Acres Long Term Care Home. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning preschool aged children share a ‘move and groove’ session with the older people.
The preschool inside a nursing home, an article from The Atlantic
May 4, 2016
Locating daycare centres in nursing homes for older people is a growing trend especially in countries like the United States, Canada and Japan. Simon Biggs, a British professor of Gerontology and Social Policy, refers to this kind of initiatives as ‘generationally intelligent’ spaces, defined as those spaces in the community that allow different generational groups to meet, interact
A new TOY website to celebrate solidarity between generations
April 25, 2016
Today, we celebrate the ‘EU Day of Solidarity between Generations’ with the launch of our new TOY website! Together Old and Young (TOY) promotes bringing young children and older people together.
#Makethelink: a campaign from Linking Generations Northern Ireland
April 24, 2016
We are happy to share the news about Linking Generations Northern Ireland new campaign #MakeTheLink to raise awareness of the 29 April and urging people to ‘Make the Link’ between intergenerational work and Age friendly Communities.
TOY features at the Italian national Early Childhood Education conference
April 22, 2016
The National Body for Childcare and Early Childhood in Italy held their 20th Annual Conference from 26 to 28 February in Milan. The theme of the conference was “Curriculum is responsibility”, because for the first time ever Italy has a national curriculum framework for 0 to 6.
