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WHAT WE DO: Our Linking Generations Senior Participants share life experiences, memorable encounters, surprising stories and even some of their well-kept secrets with our youth. This stimulates our young people, expands their horizons, encourages them to dream, and helps them understand history and the important role seniors have played in society. Our students are then… Continue reading CHARTWELL EMERALD HILLS AND LAKELAND RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS

"When generations come together with intention, we do more than share space. We share meaning." Click here to see other pictures!

Our elementary students were so excited to create beautiful stained-glass windows with the seniors from Fort Saskatchewan Rivercrest Lodge. This tissue paper stained glass craft was easy for both students and seniors to make using waxed paper. And they look beautiful hanging in the sunny windows of the seniors’ facility! Click here to see other… Continue reading Elementary students visit with the seniors from Fort Saskatchewan Rivercrest Lodge

People enjoy crafts as they provide a sense of accomplishment, boosts confidence, and serves as a creative outlet for self-expression. Our Country Cottage and ABJ High School students created beaded key chains as a remembrance of the great Linking Generations year we have had. Seniors can hang these on their personal items to remember the… Continue reading Country Cottage Seniors and Archbishop Jordan High School Students (ABJ)

Our elementary students were so excited to create beautiful stained-glass windows with the seniors from Fort Community Care Centre. This tissue paper stained glass craft was easy for both students and seniors to make using waxed paper. And they look beautiful hanging in the sunny windows of the seniors' facility! Click here to see other… Continue reading Elementary students visit with the seniors from Fort Community Care Centre

People enjoy crafts as they provide a sense of accomplishment, boosts confidence, and serves as a creative outlet for self-expression. Our Heartland Housing Dr Turner Lodge and John Paul Junior High School students created beaded key chains as a remembrance of the great Linking Generations year we have had. Seniors can hang these on their… Continue reading Heartland Housing Dr Turner Lodge and John Paul Junior High School

Fantastic visit today with 25 Grade 4 students and 15 seniors present. Our elementary students read several books to the seniors and we played "Spring Bingo". We overheard a senior make the comment "Of course I rode a horse, how do you think I got to school?" The students laughter was heard all around. One… Continue reading SUMMERWOOD SENIORS VILLAGE AND HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL

Seniors love spring teas because they offer a blend of comforting, sensory-rich, and health-conscious experiences that align perfectly with the transition into warmer weather. Each year, Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help School invites seniors from Heartland Housing’s Clover Bar Lodge to a Spring Tea, hosted in the school library. Seniors experience the joy of… Continue reading Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help School hosts seniors from Heartland Housing’s Clover Bar Lodge to a Spring Tea

Seniors love spring teas because they offer a blend of comforting, sensory-rich, and health-conscious experiences that align perfectly with the transition into warmer weather. Each year, Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help School invites seniors from Heartland Housing's Silver Birch Lodge to a Spring Tea, hosted in the school library. Seniors experience the joy of… Continue reading Ecole Our Lady of Perpetual Help School hosts seniors from Heartland Housing’s Silver Birch Lodge to a Spring Tea

People enjoy crafts as they provide a sense of accomplishment, boosts confidence, and serves as a creative outlet for self-expression. Our Chartwell Emerald Hills seniors and Lakeland Ridge Junior High students created beaded key chains as a remembrance of the great Linking Generations year we have had. Seniors can hang these on their personal items,… Continue reading Chartwell Emerald Hills Seniors and Lakeland Ridge Junior High Students