Georgian’s Living Classroom at The Village of Innis Landing
Georgian’s Living Classroom brings education into a real long-term care residence in Barrie, where you learn alongside residents, faculty and healthcare professionals.
Through immersive, experential learning in a long-term care environment, you’ll develop practical skills, confidence and a deeper understanding of person-centred care.
Campus features
At Georgian’s Living Classroom within The Village of Innis Landing – the new long-term care village opened by Schlegel Villages – your learning extends beyond the classroom into a real long-term care community. The Living Classroom model brings education directly into Schlegel Villages, giving students the opportunity to learn in a real senior living environment alongside residents, families, educators, and experienced care teams.
Learning environment
- Learn within a working long-term care community.
- Connect classroom learning with real-world care.
- Learn alongside residents, faculty and care teams.
- Collaborate with classmates in dedicated learning spaces.
- Experience healthcare delivery in an authentic care setting.
Learning experiences
- Experience person-centered care in practice.
- Observe and participate in day-to-day activities.
- Develop practical healthcare skills through immersive learning.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals across disciplines.
- Receive mentorship and feedback from faculty and care teams.
Healthcare programs at this location
Explore our two healthcare programs offered at the Georgian Living Classroom. Both combine classroom learning with immersive experiences in partnership with Schlegel Villages, helping you develop practical skills in a real long-term care community.
Personal Support Worker
Prepare for a career as a Personal Support Worker through immersive learning in a real long-term care community.
Practical Nursing
Develop the clinical knowledge and hands-on experience that prepare you for professional nursing practice.
Why learn in a Living Classroom?
The Living Classroom brings education into a real long-term care community, giving students the opportunity to learn in a real senior living environment alongside residents, families, educators, and experienced care teams. Every day offers new opportunities to build practical skills, professional confidence and meaningful connections.
Real relationships
Learning alongside residents helps you develop empathy, communication and person-centred care.
Everyday practice
Connect classroom concepts to authentic healthcare experiences throughout your studies.
Collaborative care
Learn how care teams work together alongside healthcare professionals from different disciplines.
Professional confidence
Build confidence and professional judgement while gaining experience alongside potential future employers.
Living Classroom at Schlegel Villages FAQs
A Living Classroom is an innovative learning model where education takes place within a real long-term care community. Students learn alongside residents, faculty and healthcare professionals, connecting classroom learning with authentic care experiences.
The Georgian Living Classroom at The Village of Innis Landing will initially support the Personal Support Worker and Practical Nursing programs, with opportunities for future expansion as the space evolves.
The Georgian Living Classroom is a specialized learning location within a Schlegel Villages long-term care and retirement village community in Barrie. Students remain Georgian College students and continue to access the resources and services available through their home campus.
Yes. Students learn in a real care environment where they have opportunities to build meaningful relationships with residents while developing practical skills under the guidance of faculty and healthcare professionals
Learning in an authentic care setting helps connect theory with practice, allowing students to develop professional confidence, communication skills and person-centred approaches to care throughout their education.
The Georgian Living Classroom at Innis Landing, Schlegel Villages is a new long-term care residence and retirement village in Barrie. Additional details about directions, parking and access will be available closer to opening.
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