Thank you for your interest in the Building a Community Legacy Together (BCLT) Program!
The BCLT Program is being sponsored by the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging (CITRA) as part of a pilot study to determine its impact on participants’ self-esteem, communication skills, and feelings toward the other age group.
To conduct this program, the Rockland County 4-H Program is recruiting 24 high school-aged youth and 24 seniors – half of whom will participate in the BCLT Program, and half of whom will serve as a control group for the study. Participants will be selected at random by the CITRA researchers.
Selected students who participate in the BCLT program will earn 15 hours of community service credit and a $10 stipend, and will develop interviewing and public speaking skills. Students who are in the control group will receive a $10 stipend for completing the pre- and post- surveys.
All participants in this study are crucial to the success of this research, which will help shed new light on the benefits of intergenerational programs. We therefore ask that you read and commit to the program requirements before registering.
Requirements:
All youth will be completing pre- and post- tests (All information will be kept confidential, and no personal identifying information will be collected).
Only selected participants will be expected to complete numbers 2-6.
Program requirements:
1. Complete a pre-test (5-10 minutes).
2. Complete the BCLT youth training by attending all training sessions (6.5 hours).
3. Participate in a one-on-one interview with an elder (1-2 hours).
4. Summarize your interview (1 hour).
5. Compile a group report (3.5 hours).
6. Participate in a community presentation of the findings from the interviews (1.5 hours).
7. Complete a post-test (5-10 minutes).
Program Agenda for Selected Participants:
Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 9:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 9:00am-4:00pm
Thursday, April 25, 5:30pm-7:00pm
All sessions will take place at the Cornell Cooperative Extension (10 Patriot Hills Drive, Stony Point, NY).
Transportation is available, and food will be provided.
By registering for this program, I understand that I am participating in a research study and will be expected to meet all of the program requirements. If I am selected for the program, I agree to attend all of the sessions and actively participate. If I am not selected for the program, I agree to complete the pre- and post- tests so that the program can be properly assessed.
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