Intergenerational Learning on Country in Western Australia
June 21, 2016
This blog post, which is written by Libby Lee-Hammond and Elizabeth Jackson-Barrett, researchers at Murdoch University, in Western Australia, describes a project in Western Australia where young Australian Aboriginal children learn with the elders in their community.
More time outdoors: necessary for young and old
May 25, 2016
by Margaret Kernan, ICDI This month’s edition of Scientific American highlights the dramatic increase in near-sightedness or myopia. By 2050 almost half the world will be near-sighted and will require some sort of corrective lens.
TOY continues in Catalunya
April 26, 2016
by Alba Mònica Royes Corbalán, Municipality of Lleida The Educational Department of the City of Lleida have been implementing the European project “TOY-Together Old and Young” since 2012. TOY promotes the interaction between children and elderly people in fun and motivating activities.
Playing and learning at all ages!
April 22, 2016
by Margaret Kernan, ICDI In February 2016 I gave a keynote address about the opportunities provided by intergenerational learning for young children and older people at the British Early Childhood Research Association Annual Conference.
