Long Term Care Residents Become Pen Pals with College Students
Country Village Estates in Madawaska, ME is participating for the 2
nd year in a special program that is part of the curriculum at the Cegep de Cabano, College in Cabano Quebec Canada. The English class is made up of 9 freshmen and 10 juniors and their instructor is Mark Parent, MA. A total of 19 residents wrote letters to the students introducing themselves, and in return the students picked the residents they wanted to be pen pals with. Along with corresponding through letters, the students will also come to Country Village to participate in an in-person activity and they will also have meetings with each other through Zoom. This is a terrific program that fosters international and intergenerational communication. Thank you to Paula Gendreau, Activity Director at Country Village Estates, for sharing information and this photo!
Photo: Mark Parent, instructor; Ron Daigle resident; Paula Gendreau Activity Director, and Robyn Nadeau Assistant Administrator
Staff contact:
awesthoff@mehca.org