Author: Linking Generations

What a fun afternoon! Our Ecole Pere Kenneth Elementary students read to their linked seniors from Capital Care Strathcona and played charades.   Some of the seniors got very involved acting out the charades along with their matched students. Click here to see other pictures!

Our elementary students played cards with seniors from Summerwood Seniors Residences this week, and fun was had by all. Everyone enjoys playing cards for a variety of reasons, including the social interaction and bonding they provide, the mental stimulation and challenge of strategic thinking, and the stress relief and mood improvement from a fun, engaging activity. Click here to see other pictures!

Linking Generations is so thankful for the invaluable opportunity to connect our youth from Lakeland Ridge School and those seniors from Chartwell Emerald Hills.    Click here to see other pictures!

Our intergenerational visit today was spent with seniors and students connecting through playing card games and board games. Each student team was also asked to learn more about their seniors by asking them specific questions about them. Ie: what was your past occupation/ Did you walk to school? etc.   Click here to see other pictures!

Our St. Nicholas Elementary students brighten the day of our Sherwood Park Seniors. After settling in, exchanging hellos and hugs, the teams played Fall Bingo and tic tac toe dice game.   Click here to see other pictures !

Our Lady of Perpetual Help students spent the afternoon visiting with their linked seniors from Heartland Housing Clover bar Lodge, playing a game called Would you Rather.  Would you rather travel around the world?  Or would you rather buy a luxurious sports car? There was much laughter and sharing.   Click here to see other pictures… Continue reading Lady of Perpetual Help students visiting with their seniors from Heartland Housing Clover bar Lodge

Linking Generations hosted our 2nd visit at Summerwood Seniors Residences with our Holy Spirit Elementary School students. Our grade one students coloured "Give Thanks" and scarecrow pictures that were then left at the lodge to decorate the facility. After this, our teams played "Race To The Top” dice game and students asked the seniors several program led questions. i.e. what is your… Continue reading 2nd visit at Summerwood Seniors Residences with our Holy Spirit Elementary School students

Today, Linking Generations hosted our 2nd visit at Capital Care Strathcona with our Ecole Pere Kenneth Elementary students. Our grade one students coloured "Give Thanks" and scarecrow pictures that were then left at the lodge to decorate the facility. After this, our teams played "Race To The Top” dice game and students asked the seniors several program led questions.… Continue reading 2nd visit at Capital Care Strathcona with our Ecole Pere Kenneth Elementary students

Linking Generations Share and Care Programs allow our younger generations of students to visit regularly with seniors who are now in their latter stages of life and living in long term care facilities. Students read their "easy readers" to our seniors or sit at a table playing snakes and ladders. Both activities bring the seniors… Continue reading Students from St. Nicholas Elementary School bring laughter and smiles to our Sherwood Care residents

It gives us great pride to be back in Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge to kick off our 2025-2026 program year. Clover Bar Lodge was our first senior facility to join Linking Generations in 2004, and remains partnered with the same school from that year as well. Our 'Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help' Junior High students enjoy visiting with their newly linked… Continue reading First visit with Clover Bar Lodge seniors with Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help Junior High students