Together Old and Young (TOY)

The TOY Online Course is back!

February 4, 2026

The very popular online TOY Course, Together Old and Young: An Intergenerational Approach was relaunched last week on ECOS – Early Childhood One System. This flexible, self-paced 4-module course is designed for educators; social care professionals and community leaders who are interested in creating inclusive intergenerational programmes for children (0–8) and adults aged 65+. Its unique focus on young children distinguishes this course from other intergenerational learning programmes. … Read more

Intergenerational Cricket4All, Fingal, Ireland

December 13, 2022

Ever thought about intergenerational cricket? This is the latest initiative of Fingal County Council in North County Dublin, Ireland. Read more about how it came about in this blog by Cathrina Murphy, Senior Community Officer.

Remote intergenerational learning: an experiment in Italy evaluated by TOY

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

“My child discovered the pleasure of imagination and curiosity: imagining what was going to be read to her and being curious about who would read it to her” says P., mother of Z (5 years old).

This is the opinion of a mother whose child participated in the pilot of the intergenerational Storytellers Project in Empoli, Italy. Words like mystery, anticipation, curiosity, and even magic often came up in the accounts of the parents when they thought about their children’s emotions during this experience.

Sustainable Skills Cafés: Older residents demonstrate traditional skills to young children

February 28, 2018

Diane Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Early Years at Liverpool John Moore’s University has been an advocate for education for sustainability in early childhood for many years. In this blog post she describes an exciting new initiative she has started in Liverpool –intergenerational Sustainable Skills Cafés.

Primary school pupils interview older people about the history of war in their neighbourhood

January 9, 2018

Getting to know someone’s personal experience of an historical event by meeting them can be a richer learning experience than reading about the event in a book.