Senior Programs
Chinese Senior Active Living Center
Redleaf Cultural Integration is an Ontario authorized Senior Active Living Center ( SALC) operator and a member of Older Adult Centres' Association of Ontario (OACAO). The Chinese SALC focus on creating a welcoming, friendly, and safe community for Chinese seniors. RCI launches a variety of programs such as vocal, fitness, reading club and English class, which help the seniors better integrate into Canadian multiculturalism and promote Chinese traditional culture as well.
Vocal Class
RCI has a group of music lovers and under the guidance of professional music teachers, they gather once a week to practice vocalization and rhythm and singing Chinese classic songs. This group has performed many times at Burlington Lunar New Year Celebration Gala, bringing their wonderful singings to everyone. This class opens to anyone who loves to sing. Let us meet friends and express our love for life with singing!
Fitness Class
RCI’s Fitness Class offers aerobics courses developed by dance teachers specifically for the needs of the seniors. During the weekly class, the teacher leads the seniors to stretch their bodies, relax their limbs, move the shoulders and necks, and increase flexibility. It can help them exercise and maintain a graceful posture. Besides, the class provides a platform for the seniors to interact with each other to reduce loneliness and isolation.
Reading Club
The love of literature brought our seniors together to form a Reading Club. This club is led by an excellent teacher who has been teaching Chinese for many years in China. The club meets once a week to read masterpieces and recitation of poetry and essays and share their reflections on the reading. Welcome to join us to wander through the long history of Chinese literature!
English Class
"Language is a tool of communication." Many Chinese seniors immigrated to Canada and learning English has become their top priority. RCI learned the needs and hired experienced English teacher to compile concise and practical textbooks based on the actual situation of immigration life in Canada, and offer the class once a week, which is well received by the seniors.
Dementia and Caregiver Support
Brain Health and Cognitive Resilience project is a key focus of Redleaf Cultural Integration's work in recent years. It provides people living with dementia (PLWD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and the caregivers with culturally appropriate social activities, public education and system navigation
in the Halton Chinese community and make everyone feel welcome and belong.
Building Belonging
Building Belonging Project is in collaboration with The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA). Funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizon for Seniors Program.
The Social
The Social Project is in collaboration with The Alzheimer Society of Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton Halton.
