Medzigeneračné stretnutia

English translation. This entry was submitted in Slovak. It was translated by AI and checked against the original by a second pass. The Slovak text below is the contributor’s own, and it is the authoritative version. If you spot a translation that misses the point, please say so in the General space.

Intergenerational meetings

Primary school pupils (aged 6 to 15) regularly (once a month) visit a social services facility for intergenerational group meetings with older people (clients). They spend approximately 1 to 1.5 hours together on joint activities (board games, workshops, barbecue parties and others). The school and the facility are close to each other (from the same community).

What it sets out to do

a mutually interesting and beneficial relationship for both older people (clients of a social services facility) and children (primary school pupils)

Who it reaches

the Bratislava-Staré Mesto borough, or the whole city of Bratislava

Who runs it

a social services facility (a public organisation – a budgetary organisation of local government) and a primary school (a public school)

What seems to make it work

motivated staff (professional pedagogical staff) on the side of both the social services facility and the primary school, intergenerational dynamics, partnership between organisations

What gets in the way

We have not recorded any significant obstacles. It should be taken into account that pupils attend the activity during school hours (they miss some subject at school). It is necessary to individually assess which clients of the facility are suitable for this type of activity, and to maintain the principle of voluntary participation

How it is funded

the activity takes place within the primary function of both institutions (upbringing and education at the school, an individual approach and openness to the community at the social services facility, and providing leisure/interest activities)

Moving it somewhere else

Yes, it falls within the competence of schools and social services facilities; a suitable condition is also support from the founders/establishers of these institutions

Read the original in Slovak

Žiaci základnej školy (vo veku 6 až 15 rokov) chodia pravidelne (1 krát mesačne) do zariadenia sociálnych služieb, na medzigeneračné skupinové stretnutia so seniormi (klientmi). Strávia spolu približne 1 až 1,5 hodiny spoločnými aktivitami (spoločenské hry, workshopy, barbecue party a iné). Škola a zariadenie sú v blízkosti (zo spoločnej komunity).

What it sets out to do

obojstranne zaujímavý a prínosný vzťah pre seniorov (klientov zariadenia sociálnych služieb) aj deti (žiakov základnej školy)

Who it reaches

mestská časť Bratislava-Staré Mesto alebo celé mesto Bratislava

Who runs it

zariadenie sociálnych služieb (verejná organizácia-rozpočtová organizácia miestnej samosprávy) a základná škola (verejná škola)

What seems to make it work

motivovaný personál (pedagogický odborný personál) na strane zariadenia sociálnych služieb aj základnej školy, medzigeneračná dynamika, partnerstvo organizácií

What gets in the way

Nezaznamenali sme výrazné prekážky. Treba brať do úvahy, že žiaci chodia na aktivitu v rámci vyučovania (vynechajú nejaký predmet v škole). Treba individuálne posúdiť, ktorí klienti zariadenia sú vhodní na tento typ aktivít, zachovať princíp dobrovoľnosti

How it is funded

aktivita prebieha v rámci primárnej funkcie oboch inštitúcií (výchova a vzdelávanie v škole, individuálny prístup a otvorenosť komunite v zariadení sociálnych služieb a zabezpečovanie záujmovej činnosti)

Moving it somewhere else

Áno, je to v kompetencii škôl a zariadení sociálnych služieb, vhodnou podmienkou je aj podpora zo strany zriaďovateľov týchto inšitúcií

The record

Lead organisation
zariadenie sociálnych služieb (verejná organizácia-rozpočtová organizácia miestnej samosprávy) a základná škola (verejná škola)
Target populations
Older adults (65+), Children and young people, People with disabilities
Countries
Slovakia
Evaluation status
Informal feedback only
Peer reviewed
No
Publication
https://www.senior-centrum.sk/vyhladavanie/medzigenera%C4%8Dn%C3%A9
Contributed by
Matej Alex, Seniorcentrum Staré Mesto, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Matej Alex, Seniorcentrum Staré Mesto, Bratislava, Slovakia (2026). Medzigeneračné stretnutia. LONELY-EU Intervention Registry, entry LEU-063. https://buddyboss.silc-exchange.com/interventions/medzigeneracne-stretnutia/

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