Middle Schools & High Schools

Middle schools and high schools can implement the LifeBio Connect program to partner students with older adults to capture the person's voice and story. 

LifeBio Overview Video for Universities, Colleges, and Schools

LifeBio Connect consists of online training for students on how to conduct an interview and engage with older people. The program provides a curriculum that simplifies the process of gathering and creating printed life stories. LifeBio’s staff works directly with the teachers or extracurricular advisors to format a system that works best for their students. A local senior living, nursing home, senior center, or other organization will be partnered with the school to make LifeBio Connect successful. 

Online training will be provided to help students learn to use the LifeBio Memory app -- a fantastic intergenerational tool that provides the questions and voice records the older adults' stories and experiences. 

For young students, offering this intergenerational opportunity is a great immersive way to broaden their horizons. This could open student’s eyes to environments that they have not experienced before, such as health care and geriatric settings. These new experiences may lead to further community involvement or future career interests, such as gerontology, journalism, social work, nursing, and more.  

LifeBio Connect can be catered to a school’s needs. This customizable process typically lasts from four to eight weeks, including walking students through the process of interviewing, gathering their partners’ life story answers, and presenting a printed Life Story Book. The process usually culminates in a gala or celebration where students have the opportunity to present the final copy to their partners and celebrate their stories.

In one example, high school students visited Walnut Crossing as part of a six-week program to implement an intergenerational experience. Students presented the finished books to their partners during a celebration at the end of the process.

LifeBio Connect interviews were completed at Bunsold Middle School (Marysville, Ohio), and life story books were created. Students gained a historical perspective they couldn't possibly get from a textbook alone. A final copy of the life story books were printed and presented to their special seniors during a Senior Celebration in January.