Experiential Learning for Secondary School Students in Long-Term Care
This page is a resource for long-term care (LTC) homes and secondary school educators who are interested in creating partnerships with their local LTC homes/secondary schools for experiential learning opportunities for students.
Getting started
If you are beginning the journey, make sure to read through our guidebook for LTC homes and secondary school educators. This page offers additional resources to help plan and implement various experiential learning placements.
Scroll down to view the various tools, including training videos for secondary school students who are volunteering in LTC homes.
Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care: A Guidebook for Building Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Long-Term Care Homes
This guidebook gives you a step-by-step process for implementing experiential placements for secondary school students in LTC homes.
Next steps
Contact us at info@clri-ltc.ca if you would like a hard copy of the guidebook.
For more information about some of the career options available in LTC, visit the LTC Careers page.
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About Student Placement Programs
Resource Type: Publication
Information for long-term care homes to learn about student placement programs.
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Empowering Residents and Secondary School Students Through Experiential Learning in LTC Homes
Resource Type: Webinar
Presented in partnership with the Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils, this webinar explains how to use the Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care guidebook and online resources.
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Evaluating Student Placements in Long-Term Care
Resource Type: Publication
Templates and guidance to create an evaluation plan for student placements in your long-term care home.
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Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care: A Guidebook for Building Partnerships Between Secondary Schools and Long-Term Care Homes
Resource Type: Toolkit
This guidebook supports long-term care homes and secondary schools in building partnerships to create experiential learning opportunities for students.
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Experiential Learning in Long-Term Care: Experiences and Impact
Resource Type: Training, Video
This video shares the experiences and perspectives of individuals involved in experiential learning for secondary school students in long-term care and retirement homes.
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How to Support Residents Living with Dementia
Resource Type: Training, Video
This training video is for students participating in experiential learning in long-term care to learn about dementia and how they can support residents.
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Impact Stories
Resource Type: Publication
Real accounts illustrating the positive impact of experiential learning in long-term care.
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Intergenerational Partnerships Think Tank
Resource Type: Project
The Intergenerational Partnerships Think Tank brought stakeholders together at the Research Institute for Aging to participate in collaborative discussions on building partnerships between long-term care and retirement homes and secondary schools.
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Intergenerational Partnerships: Background Report
Resource Type: Report
This report addresses how the positive outcomes of intergenerational partnerships can be maximized to their full potential in order to benefit individuals, communities, and society.
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Requirements for Student Placement in Long-Term Care
Resource Type: Website
Information on requirements that must be met for an individual to be eligible to work or volunteer in a long-term care home.