Full-Day Workshop:

Best Practices in Implementing a Living Classroom

for Programs in Seniors Care

with

Dr. Veronique Boscart, RN, PhD

Executive Dean | School of Health & Life Sciences

CIHR/Schlegel Industrial Research Chair for Colleges in Seniors Care

Executive Director, Schlegel Centre for Advancing Seniors Care

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Date:             November 22, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location:     Conestoga College
299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, ON
Welcome Centre, Guild Room, #241, Doon Campus

Contact:       Regina Dryngiewicz, Program Assistant

Phone:  519-748-5220 ext. 3635

Email: SchlegelCentre@conestogac.on.ca

Register by:      November 15, 2019

Cost:             $300 per participant including materials, lunch, refreshments (provided by CLRI), parking and materials

Workshop description:

An opportunity to understand the key features of implementing a successful Living Classroom for post-secondary education in seniors care. Conestoga College in partnership with Schlegel Villages and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, has over a decade of experience delivering curriculum in a living classroom. Benefit from the experience and expertise of Dr. Veronique Boscart and the Living Classroom Team.

Living classroom:

The Living Classroom is an innovative educational experience for students whose career path will lead them to work with older adults. The education program is delivered in a long-term care home, led by a post-secondary educator and involving students and those living and working in the long-term care home within a culture of interactive learning.

Participant benefit:

College administrators, faculty, will learn in an interactive environment about key success factors and practical applications to grow and sustain an innovative Living Classroom within the college and LTC context.