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Intergenerational learning.

Concordia in the news
Posted on January 7, 2016

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Students

Current students at Concordia do outstanding academic work and get involved in community projects that improve our quality of life. See what they've been up to:  

  • Concordia students Shayne Zal and Don Rosenbaum, research partners in a course on “Older Adulthood” at Concordia, write an opinion piece in the Montreal Gazette where they argue for the transformation of underpopulated public schools into intergenerational community learning centres, or ICLC's. Zal, aged 21, and Rosenbaum, 68, share their vision of the ICLC, where youth-sector education is integrated with intergenerational learning, leisure and volunteer activities.