Intergenerational Program Database

Emerson School is proud to present InterGen Tech: a Pilot class where 5th-8th graders share technology skills with local elders in a collaborative environment. In this new innovative class, students will partner with local elders to help teach and practice digital skills in Emerson’s computer lab, while elders will share their experiences and wisdom with today’s youth. For students, it's a service-learning class for responsible, caring, and dedicated students who have an interest in sharing digital skills with local senior citizens.

Grandreaders is a literacy program for second grade students who are reading below grade level. The program is designed to improve the students' ability to read more fluently and with better comprehension, all facilitated by caring and nurturing adult volunteers.

Volunteers ages 50+ provide classroom support to 3rd–5thgrade students to help them improve their knowledge of basic Math facts.

A program with the Special Education department at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac. Volunteers have the opportunity to support students both academically and personally. Mentors meet weekly to help students with goals, planning, and school adjustment throughout the year.

The Read Aloud program brings adult volunteers into Pre-K and Head Start classrooms to read books aloud to small groups of four-year-old children. Volunteers encourage the students to develop an interest in books and model a love of reading.

Weaving Our Stories, a summer intergenerational program. Children ages 7-15 collaborated with seniors in an apartment complex on art and storytelling. Teaching artists led the program which culminated in an artwork display

Intergenerational Community Prom--to bridge the gap between the youth and seniors of the Park Heights Community in a fun filled way

Birthright 2016” is a captivating evening of live intergenerational performances by Washington D.C.’s most talented African dance and drumming ensemble and special invited guests.

You can change a life by providing the individual attention that helps children build confidence and success. Opportunities are available in DC Public Schools, Montgomery County, Prince George County and 18 other U. S. cities. OASIS volunteer tutors are paired with children in grades K-3 who would benefit from a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Tutors are trained to work with kids using a proven approach to literacy that emphasizes reading, talking and writing. They meet with their students at least once a week throughout the school year, providing a caring, supportive environment where reading and language activities, keyed to the child’s interests, spark curiosity and learning.

teens are helping senior citizens learn how to use computers. Volunteers to connect adults ages 55 and up to teens, through technology.