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With the holidays just around the corner, what better time to get into the festive spirit. Our St. Theresa Catholic School students shared holiday cheer with our Christenson Developments Bedford Village seniors by making wooden Christmas Ornaments that were then left with the lodge for their use.

Today's visit with St John Paul Middle School students was a hit with seniors and students alike ! What a better way to converse, that making holiday cards together and sharing traditions of Christmas past and present. Thank you students for bringing the holiday spirit to our Heartland Housing - Dr Turner Lodge seniors !!!

With the holidays just around the corner, what better time to get into the festive spirit. Our Holy Spirit Elementary students shared holiday cheer with our Summerwood seniors by making wooden Christmas Ornaments that were then left with the lodge for their use. The teams colored Merry Christmas pictures and played a snowman dice game.

What a great visit at Clover Bar Lodge ! Students from École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) coloured wooden Christmas Ornaments with their linked seniors and then left the ornaments with the seniors so as to decorate around the facility.

What a great visit this afternoon at Capital Care Strathcona! Our Share and Care grade two classroom of 30 students from EPK Elementary School coloured wooden Christmas Ornaments with their linked seniors and then left the ornaments with the seniors and lodge so as to decorate around the facility. After the craft was completed, seniors and… Continue reading Capital Care Strathcona with our Share and Care grade two classroom from EPK Elementary School coloured wooden Christmas Ornaments

Our grade two students from Fort Christian Elementary spent the morning making these nativity window pictures for the seniors at Rivercrest Lodge, Fort Saskatchewan. These were left at the lodge as  decorations, with a focus to brighten the senior days.

Linking Generations is very excited to announce a new program start up in Sherwood Park, linking grade nine students from Strathcona Christian Academy Secondary with seniors who have moved into the new seniors residence at Three Robins. The focus is on fun at the new Three Robins is a 55-plus community in Sherwood Park, and Linking Generations is thrilled… Continue reading New Program for Linking Generations – 3 Robins with Strathcona Christian Academy

It's holiday craft time. Did you know that crafting promotes natural conversation and curiosity. Crafting can also promote many other things, including: Mental health: Crafting can improve mood, self-confidence, and reduce stress. It can also help with symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, and PTSD. Physical health: Crafting can improve hand-eye coordination, spatial coordination,… Continue reading Linking Generations Christmas Crafts – Lakeland Ridge Junior High School and Chartwell Emerald Hills

As the cold winter days approach, we bring together our students and seniors to share some conversations and laughter. Our seniors from Sherwood Care helped our elementary students create foam ocean animals and afterwards our students read interesting facts to their seniors.

It's holiday craft time. Did you know that crafting promotes natural conversation and curiosity. Crafting can also promote many other things, including: Mental health: Crafting can improve mood, self-confidence, and reduce stress. It can also help with symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, and PTSD. Physical health: Crafting can improve hand-eye coordination, spatial coordination,… Continue reading Linking Generations Christmas Crafts – École Père Kenneth Kearns Catholic Elementary School and CapitalCare Strathcona