Our unique center was purposefully built to promote many levels of interactions with the residents of Schowalter Villa.
We offer:
- Observation through large windows into our multli-purpose room and infant/toddler rooms as well as low outside windows in each classroom.
- Visits each week by all children to various halls at the Villa.
- Special planned activities in our large room, in the Villa lounges, or on “Main Street” the connecting link between our buildings.
- Informal interactions as children are outside playing, as visitors come to the classroom or as the children go for ice cream on Main Street in Villa.
- Residents as teacher-aides in our classroom every day.
- An Intergenerational Coordinator who plans and evaluates the intereactions between the children, residents and college students.
As a result of these interactions our children show less fear of the elderly, learn compassion for them, become more accepting of differences, and gain first hand knowledge of life cycles.
- Ready for pancake relay
- Pancake relay, Mardi Gras day
- Beadwork for Kansas Day
- Teamwork beading
- ByeBye Buggy times in Villa
- Thanksgiving dress-up
- Art time with Villa grandparents
- Children see quilters
- Intergenerational walks to arboretum
- Teddy Bear picnic play time