02.08.05 Tuesday@REI: "Intergenerational Learning" in public education

"Intergenerational Learning"

Educating our children and sharing the experiences of our elders are critical to the economic development of our community. This Tuesday@REI will focus on innovations in public education, particularly those involving elders from our community. Sharing stories in celebration of learning will be a pedagogical theme of the session and the mechanism we will use to tap the wisdom of the audience - young and old.

Place: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Rare Book Room. Visit: http://www.cmnh.org [1]

Presenters:

• Cathy Whitehouse, Principal, The Intergenerational School - the only such school in the world and the only charter school that achieved an excellent rating based on state evaluations. Visit: http://www.tisonline.org/ [2]
• Peter Whitehouse, M.D.-PhD., Director Integrative Studies, Department of Neurology, Case will discuss the concept of "Successful Aging" as being promoted by the Cleveland Foundation.
• Kirsten Frei-Herrman, Project Director, Experience Corps/RSVP of Greater Cleveland, as implemented in the Cleveland Municipal Schools. Visit: http://experiencecorps.org [3]
• Crystal Davis, Office of Family and Community Engagement, Cleveland Municipal School District

The Program Format will include an Appreciative Inquiry session with people pairing off to share a story with each other about an empowering learning moment involving an older person (e.g., mentoring); the partner will present the story to the group.

Admission: Free and open to the public. Please register at: http://www.weatherhead.case.edu/rei/events/register.cfm [4]

Free Parking: is available in the lot adjacent to the Museum. For more information:

http://www.cmnh.org/directions.html [5]

The Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI) at Case Western Reserve University hosts weekly forums called Tuesdays@REI. The public discussions are part of "Making Change," a regional initiative supported by the SBC Foundation. Each week the Forums are hosted at the Weatherhead School of Management from 4:00 P.M. to 5:45 P.M. providing a place for individuals and organizations to talk about new ideas, initiatives and strategies to build our Innovation Economy in Northeast Ohio.

"Expand your networks. Sharpen your brain. Build your knowledge."

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