Bridging the Gap : Building Generational Connections
Aging Vibrantly : Conversations to Empower Seniors
Release Date: 02/14/2025
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Aging Vibrantly : Conversations to Empower Seniors
In this episode, Bridging the Gap : Building Generational Connections we explore intergenerational programs that promote understanding and mutual respect among generations, contribute to age friendly communities and have proven to work in addressing ageism. In fact, intergenerational programs are valued and celebrated across Canada and internationally with events held on Intergenerational Day in Canada each year on June 1 and during Global Intergenerational Week which is recognized this year from April 24 - 30, 2025. Join us to listen to our senior expert on intergenerational learning, Sharon...
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Rebelling Against Ageism with Ashton Applewhite : Part 1
Aging Vibrantly : Conversations to Empower Seniors
In this inaugural episode, host Raeann Rideout, is joined with co-host April Struthers, for a lively discussion on Ageism with our guest Ashton Applewhite, an internationally recognized expert on ageism and leader on healthy aging, author of , and co-founder of the Hub. In Part 1 of our Rebelling Against Ageism Series, Ashton imparts her insights on defining ageism, its prevalence, impacts and where it shows up in our lives from health, policy, and intergenerational dialogue. We learn to check our assumptions and do our own self reflection of internal ageism. Ashton informs us of the...
info_outlineIn this episode, Bridging the Gap : Building Generational Connections we explore intergenerational programs that promote understanding and mutual respect among generations, contribute to age friendly communities and have proven to work in addressing ageism. In fact, intergenerational programs are valued and celebrated across Canada and internationally with events held on Intergenerational Day in Canada each year on June 1 and during Global Intergenerational Week which is recognized this year from April 24 - 30, 2025.
Join us to listen to our senior expert on intergenerational learning, Sharon Mackenzie, an educator by profession and an advocate of intergenerational connections who shares her many experiences, including the creation of the Meadow School Project, as well as her research and knowledge and informs us why intergenerational connections benefit both youth and seniors.
In this episode you will learn :
- How Sharon grew up with and fostered older adult mentors throughout her life and as a teacher.
- The initiation of the Meadow School Project, where she moved her classroom into a senior care home for 2 months
- The benefits of Intergenerational (IG) programs, including combatting isolation and improving senior’s health.
- New opportunities for IG programs in educational settings to learn about computers, language, share history and traditions.
- The importance of IG work in creating Age-friendly Communities.
- Key messages of inspiration, such as “Make community a verb not a noun”,
- “Aging is the one thing we all have in common” and “doing for doesn't always work, so doing with is better”.
- Intergenerational Day, how it was formed and it celebrated June 1
- Global Intergenerational Week (April 24 - 30) activities across the world.
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Episode Resources:
Websites:
i2i Intergenerational Society of Canada
https://intergenerational.ca/
Generations Working Together
https://generationsworkingtogether.org
IG Day June 1st
https://intergenerational.ca/ig-day/
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO)
https://eapon.ca/
EAPO: Intergenerational Resources
https://eapon.ca/?s=intergenerational
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
www.cnpea.ca
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH)
Emily Carr University (ECU)
Report and Documents
Battling social isolation with the power of intergenerational storytelling. Hospital News, https://hospitalnews.com/battling-social-isolation-with-the-power-of-intergenerational-storytelling/
IG storytelling: BC Brain Wellness - Education
https://www.bcbrainwellness.ca/education
WHO Report
Connecting generations: planning and implementing interventions for intergenerational contact
WHO: Age-Friendly World report https://extranet.who.int/agefriendlyworld/afp/intergenerational-project/
WHO: National Programmes for Age-Friendly Cities Guide
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240068698
University New Brunswick: IG Action Plan
https://www.unb.ca/nbirdt/mektu/healthy-seniors-pilot-projects/intergenerational-ig-action-plan.html
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About Sharon Mackenzie
Sharon is truly a leader in building connections between generations. She is an Intergenerational Consultant, Writer, Researcher and the Executive Director of i2i Intergenerational Society that she founded in 2008 with the purpose of bringing youth and older adults together across Canada.
She was an educator for thirty plus years, from Kindergarten to University, and is dedicated to creating intergenerational learning opportunities within the community.
Sharon is a senior herself and has always looked to older adults for support and friendship in her personal life and work. That led her, almost 25 years ago, to initiate The Meadows School Project, a world-renowned compendium of intergenerational immersion research. Learn More
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CREDITS:
This podcast is Funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Producer: Todd Miller, The Podcast Experts
Podcast Coordinator: Lisa Widdifield
Co-Host: Sherry Baker, Member of Aging Vibrantly Podcast Advisory Committee,
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