Classy grandma/ Classy grandpa

Podmiot prawny

Stowarzyszenie MOCnaMOC

Sosnowiec, Katowice

Generator Innowacji. Sieci Wsparcia [2016-2019]

Model organizacyjny

The innovation addresses the problem of weak social ties and limited relations elderly dependants have with other people from the community they live in.

The project “Classy grandma/ Classy grandpa” stems from the concept of opening schools to the local community. The innovation is aimed at encouraging elderly dependants to establish intergenerational relationships with students and teachers from the nearby primary school. The relationships should result in seniors becoming more active and lead to a change in their attitudes towards themselves and the younger generation. The innovation involves the creation of a support network, centered around elderly dependants living in the vicinity of the school. By joining the program, they become 'grandmas' and 'grandpas' of designated classes in the school. The relationship the elderly people forge with school children is a two-way one. The generations exchange experiences and support each other in what the other cannot manage on their own.

Elderly dependants – Caregivers of elderly dependants – Primary school children and their families

Class teachers – Tutors of school clubs

A handbook – Meeting and workshop plans – Self–portrait and self–assessment questionnaires – Information brochures

Through participating in the project, senior citizens and primary school children had the opportunity to form integenerational social relations. The meetings were very rewarding for both groups, and each group contributed by learning something from or teaching something the other group.

Zdecydowanie pozytywna

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A teacher willing to participate in the innovation – Student volunteers

Space for workshops and activities – Transportation – it will be particularly useful for seniors with reduced mobility – Materials for the activities