Acknowledgements to Our Partners

A heartfelt thank you to Waltons Trust for their support and guidance, and to our partners and collaborators for their time, expertise and knowledgeable contributions towards bringing the Engage at Every Age project to life.

About This Guide

This guide is intended to support the development of early learning intergenerational programs in shared spaces with retirement residences and long-term care homes. It can also be adapted to inform intergenerational programs implemented in other settings.

In this Module

Module 1 introduces the foundations of intergenerational programming and the approach developed through the Engage at Every Age project.

• What intergenerational programming is
• Our vision for intergenerational programming and what worked for us
• The benefits of intergenerational relationships
• The role of social health and connectedness
• How early experiences can lay the foundation for a lifetime of intergenerational relationships

Navigating the Course

The course is organized into modules, with each module containing a series of topics. The topics for this module are listed below.

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