Keri Albert & the iGen Program

Send us a text! (We can't reply, so include your contact info if you want us to get back to you.)This week, we connect with Keri Albert, the creator and teacher of IGen, an intergenerational program for grade 6 students that takes place at College Park School and the Sherbrooke Community Center.  She shares with us how intergenerational learning provides “real-life” learning and why it is important for students to learn in these kinds of environments and the kinds of things that they might encounter in long-term care that they might not have the chance to learn anywhere else.If you want to learn more about the iGen program, they have their OWN podcast talking about the program and how it works in more detail. It's called, Welcome to iGen.Chris's Research CornerGreg Mannion, & Claire Adey. (2011). Place-Based Education Is an Intergenerational Practice. Children, Youth and Environments, 21(1), 35-58.You can contact us and access our research, project ideas and more at:https://engagedstudent.weebly.com/outdoor-learning.html