Intergenerational Connections

Jamisha Poet with 2 residents

Creative Strategies in Employee Engagement at Collington Inspire a Team Member to Publish Poetry Book from the Heart

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mitchellville, MD – Collington – A Kendal Affiliate, a Life Plan Community for older adults located on 125 beautiful, wooded acres in suburban Washington DC, is proud…

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Jamisha with residents reading her book.

Collington Team Member Publishes Poetry Book from the Heart

Jamisha Norman, team leader of the Collington culinary staff, is pursuing a degree in Elementary Education in hopes of teaching young students. But, as the author of a deeply personal self-published poetry book, All Lanes Thru, she will undoubtedly impart more than reading, writing and arithmetic.

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Creative Play for All Ages

Published: August 2, 2024 It’s an interactive game for young and old that produces an array of colors, sounds and movements that goes by a Dutch name. Yes, we’re talking…

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Why Kendal Early Learning Center is Tops

Published: June 28, 2024   When Jeni Hoover meets someone and says she works with children at Kendal at Oberlin she often hears this reply – “what are you doing…

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Matt Jones Gives a Presentation to Coatesville High-schoolers

Not too long ago, Matt J. gave a presentation to Coatesville High schoolers. Matt, Barclay Friends Registered Dietitian, had the opportunity to speak at a student career-focused after-school group at…

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Diane with BUAD students

Business Research 101- UD Students and Kendal Learning Together

The partnership between Kendal and the University of Delaware’s Lerner College of Business and Economics is an excellent opportunity for Kendal to build upon university-based roots and dedication to lifelong…

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Intergenerational Benefits and Opportunities at Kendal at Oberlin

Published: August 31, 2022 Of course, we all enjoy spending time with our peers. We listen to some of the same music, read similar books, share common challenges and laugh…

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Kendal at Oberlin Early Learning Center Earns National Award

Kendal at Oberlin's Early Learning Center has been selected by Mather Institute as a 2023 Honorable Mention recipient of the Promising Practices Award.

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Conscious Discipline: a Skill for All Ages

Published: August 18, 2023 Walking around an exhibit hall at an NAEYC conference, Kendal Early Learning Center Director Jeni Hoover came across a Conscious Discipline (CD) booth. She was curious,…

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