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Very Young and Very Old
June 30, 2015
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
-Brené Brown
-Brené Brown
ABC News recently ran a story on the Intergenerational Learning Center — a preschool that is located within Providence Mount St. Vincent, a senior care center in West Seattle. Five days a week, the children and residents come together in a variety of planned activities such as music, dancing, art, lunch, storytelling, or just visiting.
In the process of making a movie about this program, filmmaker Evan Briggs observed: Residents of "the Mount did a complete transformation in the presence of the children. Moments before the kids came in, sometimes the people seemed half alive, sometimes asleep. It was a depressing scene. As soon as the kids walked in for art or music or making sandwiches for the homeless or whatever the project that day was, the residents came alive."
Interestingly, the parents of the students don't send their kids to the Intergenerational Learning Center primarily for the experience with the seniors. "It's got a great reputation and great teachers," said Briggs. But parents of kids who were in the class that she embedded herself in for the school year now tell her they see the benefit of the model. "One father told me that he especially sees it now that his own parents are aging."
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Comments (3)
Displaying All 3 CommentsChildren's Council of San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
I am privileged to be on the Board of Directors of a non-profit agency that is a Day Activity Center for those with Alzheimer’s that has a preschool onsite. The children and (mostly) seniors share activities every week including crafts, music, and gardening.
It is an amazing program that benefits everyone – including me!
Check out Respite & Research for Alzheimer’s Disease (RRAD) and Rosa Elena Preschool in San Jose, CA http://www.alzactivitycenter.org/home
Mount Kisco Child Care Center
Mount Kisco , New York, United States
Mount Kisco Child Care is an intergenerational shared site. We have been together under one roof for 13 years with a senior adult day program called My Second Home. We have found this program to be extraordinary for the children as well as the older adults. children challenged with the ability to self regulate seem to know how to do it when spending time with the older adults. When engaged in activities, they have learned to see the value of a person with a disability and adapt to help that person be successful. It is amazing. Our children and the older adults are together 3-4 times each day during the week. I would be happy to share some of our successes with Evan Briggs if he is interested.
Office of Child Care( MSDE)
Eldersburg, Maryland, United States
As I watch my father in law age ( 90 years old) he becomes very animated when he sees is great grandchildren, that are not even a year old yet. his is something that keeps him going. He is fascinated listening to his grandchildren and what they are doing with their lives. Dad is still misses Mom but he vicariously lives through his grandchildren
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