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Picture shows participants at the In My Name showcase at Poplar Union. There are two younger women and two older women, all are wearing large collars made of felt pennants with words embroidered on them

What’s important about intergenerational work? Our Director's latest blog marking Global Intergenerational Week

Working with care homes throughout the pandemic: a snapshot of Magic Me’s work and learning

Why intergenerational collaboration is crucial to action on climate change

Magic Me to present at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 with Generation Rebellion project

Hands in the air 2 SamiaMeah_MagicMeGeorgeMitchellPrimary_15.06.19_5726

Intergenerational week - Using the arts to build intergenerarional connections

There is a reason we do intergenerational arts projects, not just intergenerational projects. As well as creative activities having proven health and wellbeing benefits for all ages, they can be used as a vehicle for connection.

Quality Street - Wonderful Wednesdays - picture shows a hand holding a big gold frame, within the frame stand two children and an older black man, all three are laughing.

Intergenerational Week - The Benefits of Continuity

Creating sustainable relationships is at the heart of our wider schools and communities work both through our Arts & Ages programme and our women’s project.

Inside Out 2019 photo by Jenna Selby shows three people sharing the joke, on the left in the background an older man sits in an armchair, just in front of him and older man in a heavy jacket and trilby hat laughs looking up at the young woman perched on the arm of a chair she is also laughing.

Intergenerational Week - Creating Connections

Intergenerational connection is at the heart of what we do. By creating interesting arts projects pupils and older people (some of whom are living with dementia) can work as peers to explore and make.

LOWFC mural team 2 SamiaMeah_MagicMeGeorgeMitchellPrimary_15.06.19

Intergenerational Week - The Importance of Community

One of the core aims of Quality Street was to strengthen the connection between George Mitchell Primary School and the wider community. Quality Street provided an opportunity for the school to become an intergenerational hub linking with a number of organisations working with and/or housing older people.