Eskaton Kids Connection “One Nation Under Age” #KidsConnection @Eskaton A way to communicate

Today’s Presenters Betsy Donovan Senior VP, Chief Operating Officer Betsy.Donovan@eskaton.org 916-334-0810 Adam Hill Quality & Compliance, Programs & Standards Adam.Hill@eskaton.org Bobbi Donovan Twin Rivers School District Teacher Bobbi.Donovan@twinriversusd.org

Eskaton Nonprofit since 1968 1,800 employees Serving >12,000 seniors in Northern California Independent Living Assisted Living Memory Care Skilled Nursing Adult Day Healthcare Home Health & Private Duty Affordable Housing First form of mass communication

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge

Kids Connection Purpose Create intergenerational engagement to enhance the lives of children and seniors.

Objectives Build mutual respect & compassion Learn new perspectives on aging Practice reading Improve writing skills Develop social skills Learn technology First form of mass communication

The Community Visits Skype e-mail Letter writing Classroom visit: 100th Day gingerbread houses Special outings: community parties photo displays summer visits Year 1436 Why: Society was ready for it. The rapid economic and socio-cultural development of late medieval society in Europe created favorable intellectual and technological conditions for Gutenberg's invention: the entrepreneurial spirit of emerging capitalism increasingly made its impact on medieval modes of production, fostering economic thinking and improving the efficiency of traditional work-processes. The sharp rise of medieval learning and literacy amongst the middle class led to an increased demand for books, which the time-consuming hand-copying method fell far short of accommodating.[16]

The Community Visits Kids visit communities 4-5 times per school year Visits include: singing Poems choral & buddy reading writing arts and crafts lunch

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge

Questions? Commercial radio began in 1920s, 1930s radio, women began professional jobs, 1933 Fireside chats began

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Expanding 18 programs today Expanding to include more schools and classrooms Each Community pays for: T-shirts transportation lunch Name this movie? How many of you had AOL? Time and Place has to be right for technology to be adopted by the masses When You’ve Got Mail hit Hollywood, it wasn’t just about the power of email and interpersonal communication – it opened us all up for the possibilities of the Internet.

Funding The Eskaton Foundation solicits donors to cover expenses Name this movie? How many of you had AOL? Time and Place has to be right for technology to be adopted by the masses When You’ve Got Mail hit Hollywood, it wasn’t just about the power of email and interpersonal communication – it opened us all up for the possibilities of the Internet.

Kit A kit is provided to each participating teacher when funding becomes available

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Recognition Inspire Award Eisner finalist Twin Rivers School District Multi media outlet Imagination

Resources Eskaton website – see Innovation, Eskaton Initiatives (www.eskaton.org) Twin Rivers Unified School District (www.twinriversusd.org) The Intergenerational School in Cleveland, Ohio (www.tisonline.org) Generations United (www.gu.org) The Intergenerational Center at Temple University (www.templeigc.org) Facebook.com/eskaton Twitter: @Eskaton #agewave

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