Author: Linking Generations

We are so fortunate to have such a caring and dedicated Volunteer Grandparent, who has taught a grade 1 class how to grow tomatoes. After weeks of nurturing and checking on the classroom tomatoes, it was time for transplanting day with the Gr 1 class. Each student had two tomatoes -- one for themselves and… Continue reading Linking Generations volunteer Marianne at St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary School

Our students created Fun Pens with their linked seniors from Country Cottage so that each time a senior looks for a pen, they are reminded of their special relationships made this year with our high school students from ABJ High School.    Click here to see other pictures !

Each year we benefit from the generosity of our funding partners with whom we work collaboratively to achieve a lasting impact on the lives of youth, seniors, and society as a whole. Linking Generations is very grateful for our wonderful community partnership in Fort Saskatchewan with The Fort Saskatchewan Rotary Club for their continued financial… Continue reading Linking Generations Thanks Fort Saskatchewan Rotary Club

18 Grade one students visited with their Capital Care Seniors, celebrating Easter festivities early. Teams created Paper Plate Easter Bunnies and played "I Spy" Easter game. Click here to see other pictures !

Each year, our partnership school, Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH), invites our seniors from Silver Birch Lodge/Haven Seniors Residences to attend a Spring Tea in their honor. Our seniors are excited and thrilled about this annual event as they not only get to visit with their link students outside the senior facility, they… Continue reading Spring Tea for the Silver Birch Lodge/Haven Seniors Residences seniors hosted by the OLPH students

Linking Generations held their Annual Family Meet and Greet Evening at Dr Turner Lodge recently. This annual event is held to recognize the intergenerational connections made between seniors and youth in our community. Our mentoring Linking Generations Seniors are an integral part of our Linking Generations program, and we each year we encourage our senior… Continue reading Family Meet and Greet for Dr Turner Lodge and St. John Paul Middle School

Each year, our partnership school, Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH), invites our seniors from Cloverbar Lodge to attend a Spring Tea in their honor. Our seniors are excited and thrilled about this annual event as they not only get to visit with their link students outside the senior facility, they experience what it… Continue reading Spring Tea for the Clover Bar Lodge seniors hosted by the OLPH students

Our Linking Generations students and seniors are an integral part of our success. So, it's only fitting that we share this success with family members. This week, our Family Meet and Greet for Chartwell Emerald Hills and Lakeland Ridge Junior High was an overwhelming success ! Each participating student and senior was encouraged to invite… Continue reading Family Meet and Greet for Chartwell Emerald Hills and Lakeland Ridge Junior High

When "looking at heritage items," we share the stories the items tell about the past, the people who created them, and the societies they came from. Our St Theresa students and Bedford Seniors loved this special visit ! Click here to see other pictures !

The message below was on a post from the Madonna Catholic School Facebook page. Today was a special day! Grandpa Bernie shared some amazing items from the past with our grade 4 students. It was a trip down memory lane as they got to see and touch things that tell the story of the past.… Continue reading Grandpa Bernie at Madonna School