Continuance

Winter 1994 Volume 8 Number 2

Continuance is a quarterly newsletter funded by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. It is a collaborative project of the 17 intergenerational coalitions and networks in Illinois.

Intergenerational Service and Learning

Contents

• Front Page: Intergenerational Efforts Highlighted in State Gathering
• Thank You to Sponsors
• Corporation for National and Community Service
• Illinois Efforts for National and Community Service
• Intergenerational Connections Lead to Writing Excellence
• Principles of Good Practice for Combining Service and Learning
• Service-Learning in ACTION Programs
• Youth and Senior Outreach Healy School, Chicago
• Excerpts from Service-Learning: The Sleeping Giant of School Reform
• Watch for the Pitfalls of Community Service
• Editorial by Jane Angelis
• Powerful Impact of Service and Learning
• Intergenerational Arts Fest
• Excerpts from Schools & Communities: Creating Places of Learning

Intergenerational Efforts Highlighted in State Gathering

Students, older folks, and all ages between met on Friday, March 11 for the Fourth Statewide Gathering of the Illinois Intergenerational Initiative. An aura of harmony was set by Rosalee Robinson, a retired Chicago volunteer mentor from the Mary McDowell Settlement, and two University High School students, Melissa Schoeplein and Laura Glasser. Their intergenerational dialogue highlighted the importance of service and learning in their lives. Rosalee Robinson enchanted her younger co-presenters and the audience, with her positive view of aging. Laura and Melissa gave testimony about their involvement with older adults and how these experiences profoundly influence them. Mary Lubertozzi, Reg