file I Live in Fitero
Accessible Methodology for " report," Well-being, and Intergenerational Bonds in Rural Communities
"file Vivo de Fitero" is an intergenerational project initiative launched by the University of Navarra at partnership with the residency program San Raimundo Senior Center in Fitero, the Juan de Palafox Public High School ( high school Público), and the San Cernin High School ( high school ) in Pamplona. The project is based on a simple idea: a town’sreport also lives on in the people who built it.
Through interviews, conversations, and shared activities, the seniors at the “ residency program ” have the opportunity to recall and pass on memories, experiences, traditions, and ways of life from Fitero to younger generations.
Children and young people thus become the protagonists of a process of listening and finding, learning about the history of their town through the people who have lived it. From this meeting emerges a file that brings to life thereport of Fitero, built on the voices, memories, and experiences of its residents.
The " project " also aims to promote the emotional well-being of older adults, foster intergenerational bonds, and strengthen the connection between the " residency program " and its community. The initiative is supported by the Government of Navarre.
Project's goals
Preserving the Fitero " report "
To collect testimonies, memories, stories, and experiences from older adults to help preserve the municipality’s social and cultural h report .
Promoting the emotional well-being of older adults
Create opportunities for conversation, participation, and recognition where older adults can share their experiences and feel like they are taking the lead.
Building Bridges Between Generations
To facilitate meeting between older adults and children and youth in order to promote knowledge, active listening, and mutual learning.
Bringing Local History to New Generations
To help schoolchildren learn what life was like in Fitero through the firsthand accounts of those who lived through it.
Valuing the experiences of older adults
To recognize their knowledge, memories, and experiences as part of Fitero’s human and cultural heritage.
Strengthen the connection between the " residency program " and the municipality
To help ensure that the Senior Citizens' Center ( residency program ) is an open space that is connected to the social and cultural life of Fitero.
Create an accessible and vibrant file
To create a collection of testimonies and materials that can be preserved and serve as a " resource " for future generations.
Methodology
The methodology of "file Vivo de Fitero" is based on directmeeting ation between generations. The project combinesindividual interviews , conversations, workshops, and intergenerational activities, all tailored to the participants' characteristics.
The older adults They are the protagonists of the process. Based on various topics related to their life stories and the history of Fitero (school, the “ work,” festivals, traditions, family life, local businesses, the countryside, emigration, Christmas, and local customs, among others), conversations are sparked that allow them to recall memories and experiences.
The children and young people They participate by listening and showing curiosity, asking questions, and sharing their own experiences. In this way, the transmission of report is not conceived as a one-way activity, but rather as a exchange in which both generations learn from one another.
The process
SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS
Older adults with sufficient cognitive and physical abilities to participate in the activity, as well as student body from various schools and universities.
Participating institutions: high school Público Juan de Palafox in Fitero, IES Alhama in Corella, high school San Cernin in Pamplona, CIP ETI in Tudela, and the University of Navarra.
PREPARING FOR INTERVIEWS AND ACTIVITIES
Selection of topics and development of questions tailored to each meeting, taking special care to account for the limitations of our seniors.
meeting INTERGENERATIONAL
Older adults and young people share time, conversation, and experiences—and, above all, lots of laughter, warmth, and affection.
COLLECTION OF TESTIMONIES
Stories and memories are recorded through interviews, videos, and photographs.
ORGANIZATION AND CONSERVATION
The testimonials are organized and documented to become part of the " file " Vivo.
DISSEMINATION
The results and experiences of the “ project ” are shared with families, the educational community, and the Fitero area, always in accordance with the terms of participation and protection outlined at data.
The Task Force
Older Adults
Residents of the residency program San Raimundo de Fitero Senior Center, who share their stories and help preserve local report .
Children and youth
Students from the Juan de Palafox Public high school y in Fitero and other schools, participating in intergenerational activities and gatherings.
researcher , and Coordination Team
Professionals from the University of Navarra affiliated with the Center for the Study of the Human Brain ( Institute for Culture and Society), the Center for the Study of the Human Brain and the Brain ( School of Applied Management ), and the School of Education , and Psychology, who coordinate the Center for the Study of the Human Brain and the Brain ( project).
residency program San Raimundo de Fitero Senior Center
A section of meeting and a partner organization on the development of project.
high school Juan de Palafox Theater / San Cernin high school
Schools participating in intergenerational activities.
Ana María Fernández Vallejo
University of Navarra
School of Applied Management
Institute for Culture and Society
manager del project
My research
amf@unav.es
Ruth Breeze
University of Navarra
Institute for Culture and Society
Coordination / research
My research
rbreeze@unav.es
Katya Palafox Gómez
University of Navarra
School of Education , and Psychology
research / methodology
My research
kpalafox@unav.es
Gorka Jiménez
University of Navarra
Coordination and development of the project in Fitero