Intergenerational Learning
Educating our children and sharing the experiences of our elders are critical to the economic development of our community. This Tuesday@REI will focus on innovations in public education, particularly those involving elders from our community. Cathy Whitehouse will talk about The Intergenerational School - the only such school in the world and the only charter school that achieved an excellent rating based on state evaluations. Peter Whitehouse will discuss the concept of "Successful Aging" as being promoted by the Cleveland Foundation and others. Other speakers will describe programs active in the Cleveland Municipal School System. Sharing stories in celebration of learning will be a pedagogical theme of our session and the mechanism that we will use to tap the wisdom of the audience - young and old.
Guest Speakers:
Cathy Whitehouse, Principal, The Intergenerational School
Kirsten Frei-Herrmann, Project Director, Experience Corps/RSVP of Greater Cleveland, as implemented in the Cleveland Municipal School
Crystal Davis, Assistant to Dr. Yeldell, Director of Family and Community Engagement, Cleveland Municipal School District
Peter J. Whitehouse M.D.-Ph.D.,Director Integrative Studies,Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, Professor of Neurology, Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Psychology, Nursing, Organizational Behavior and History, University Memory and Aging Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland
Introductory Remarks provided by: The Center for Regional Economic Issues
Program format
The program will include an Appreciative Inquiry session with people pairing off to share a story with each other about an empowering learning moment involving an older person (e.g. mentoring); the partner will present the story to the group.
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A follow-on Roundtable is scheduled for March 8
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