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You get to paint with friends !!!! Our latest visit at Heartland Housing Dr Turner Lodge was a Paint Day ! It was a fun social, guided art class where students and seniors, regardless of skill level, followed a sheet of instructions to create a painting in about 1 hour, while enjoying great conversations. Click… Continue reading Dr Turner Lodge was a Paint Day !

People love carnivals because they offer a unique, temporary escape from daily life through a mix of high-energy excitement, cultural celebration, and sensory experiences. Our Junior High Students from École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) had fun with their linked seniors from Heartland Housing Clover Bar Lodge as they spent the afternoon… Continue reading Carnival Day at Clover Bar Lodge

Linking Generations spent the morning visiting seniors at Sherwood Care, Sherwood Park today. It was a great visit with 18 grade four students and 15 seniors. Our elementary students read stories to the seniors and played two different additional dice games. Our attending school teacher loved that we thought of incorporating math games into the… Continue reading Elementary students visit Sherwood Care

Our Lakeland Ridge students had so much fun with their linked seniors at Chartwell Emerald Hills this past week. Linking Generations had set up various carnival stations that the teams rotated through. Our carnival consisted of games and overall merriment, as our pictures attest to. Click here to see other pictures!

Capital Care Seniors enjoy their afternoon visit with students from Ecole Pere Kearns Elementary school. Many family members bring their relatives to our weekly LG sessions. They see the value and smiles it brings to the seniors and also gives them a much needed break. We welcome all seniors by name and try to have… Continue reading Capital Care Seniors visit with students from Ecole Pere Kearns Elementary school

People love carnivals because they offer a unique, temporary escape from daily life through a mix of high-energy excitement, cultural celebration, and sensory experiences. Our Junior High Students from École Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School (OLPH) had fun with their linked seniors from Heartland Housing Silver Birch Lodge as they spent the afternoon… Continue reading CARNIVAL DAYS !!!

Our seniors from Capital Care Strathcona enjoyed their visit with 19 young students from École Père Kenneth Kearns Elementary. Students read to the seniors and they played "Bridging the Gap Linking Generations Game" -- this game is a hit with students and seniors. Click here to see other pictures!

Although it's cold outside, it's warm inside with laughter, giggles and shared stories ! Our young elementary students spent the morning reading to the seniors and played "Bridging the Gap Linking Generations Game". Fun was had by all. Click here to see other pictures!

Fort Saskatchewan Community Care enjoyed their afternoon visit with our young students today. Together they did an under the sea theme which started with a bingo - filling in squares with who had done what : swimming in the ocean, been on a cruise, fishing… etc. Then students read fun facts about under sea animals… Continue reading Fort Saskatchewan Community Care enjoyed their afternoon visit with our young students

A super great visit today with 19 Grade Two students, and our seniors from Capital Care Strathcona. Students read to the students and did scratch bookmarks. These seem to be a hit with the students and seniors. Each student and senior took them home. Students also coloured a picture that was left at the lodge… Continue reading A super great visit with 19 Grade Two students and our seniors from Capital Care Strathcona