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A groundbreaking educational programme which brings teenagers and retired people together in the classroom celebrated 10 years in existence recently.

St Joseph’s Secondary School, Charlestown, has been part of a groundbreaking educational programme, bringing teenagers and retirees together in the classroom, which celebrated 10 years of success. Originating from NUI Galway’s Adult and Continuing Education Office, ‘Living Scenes’ is an intergenerational programme of learning involving transition year students and local retired adults. It is the first pioneering programme of its kind in Ireland and Europe, possibly even worldwide.

Some 33 different nationalities live in the Doughiska, Roscam and Ardaun (DRA) area of the city with Irish, Poles and Nigerians accounting for the three largest national groupings. Almost one in eight residents are estimated to be Polish nationals, according to a new report.