News
New Manifesto “Intergenerationality Adds Up Lives” launched today
Marking 29 April, EU Day of Solidarity between Generations, our friend Mariano Sánchez and fellow intergenerational practitioners in Spain have today launched a Manifesto called ‘Intergenerationality Adds Up Lives’ which they are presenting to the Spanish government.
TOY at the national intergenerational conference in Scotland
One of the last conferences to take place, before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled all large group gatherings, was the national conference organized by Scotland’s Generations Working Together, which took place on 4th March 2020 in Glasgow.
Anne Fitzpatrick and Carmel Gallagher, members of the TOY Consortium from the Technological University Dublin, Ireland were fortunate to attend. Read their report of the event here.
TOY at the kick-off of the Storytellers project in Empoli (IT)
On Monday 10 February, Giulia Cortellesi (TOY) participated in the kick-off event of the Storytellers Project in Empoli, Italy.
The Storytellers Project is a concept for a new library service connecting a community of senior readers to children and their families for remote reading aloud sessions. Children use the Storybell robot at home to connect with seniors willing to read. The Storybell robot transmits their reading live allowing them to speak as if they were on the phone.
The TOY online course starts on 2nd March 2020. Registrations are open!
Are you interested in bringing older adults and young children together to share knowledge, skills, values and have fun?
If yes, then the TOY online course “Together Old and Young: An Intergenerational Approach” is what you are looking for!
The next edition of the TOY Online Course will start on 2 March 2020. Register here!
The TOY Book is out: a great resource for anyone who works in IGL
