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Community Education Tool Kit
Intergenerational Ideas for
Community Education or Service-Learning



Students Helping Senior Citizens

  • Visits to Care Centers
  • Assist shut-ins, Home Chores
  • Senior Proms
  • Pet Therapy
  • Elder Cookbook
  • Help with correspondence
  • recreation programs

Senior Citizens helping Students

  • Classroom volunteers
  • Mentor at-risk youth
  • Provide oral histories
  • Share historical memorabilia
  • Woodworking shop

Students and Seniors Helping Each Other

  • Book Club
  • Pen pals or computer email buddies
  • Joint Drama or choir
  • Seniors enroll in elective student classes
  • Exercise or walk together

Joint Service Projects

  • Intergenerational art show
  • Co-write book of town history
  • Intergenerational Garden for food shelves
  • Joint community choir
  • Youth and elders against crime
  • Joint research project


For questions about this information, contact Stephen P. Kretzmann (608) 267-9278

Last updated on 2/25/2008 9:08:02 AM