Partnership between Quinnipiac University, Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School, Barnard Elementary School and the Roncalli Nursing Home.

Goals: Our goal is to create a sustainable partnership between university students and faculty, public school students and a long tern care facility. This service learning project provides opportunities for university volunteers, to work with elementary and secondary students and residents of the Roncalli Nursing Home in structured ways. Through a variety of intergenerational activities, students and older adults to rotate the roles of teacher and learner. Activities are designed to allow the students to learn from the older adults and the older adults to learn from the children. The students benefit from the focus on academic and social skills as well as character development through service to others. The intergenerational activities allow the older adults to function as both teachers and learners, and have demonstrable therapeutic value. A major goal of the Kidz Corps project is to improve computer access and computer literacy for both the children and the older adults. We hope to create a sense of community that links the various generations and reduces the digital-divide.

Click here for more information on this project.