It was a huge privilege to accompany a group of Year 6 volunteers on their visit to Carleen Care and Nursing home yesterday. Over 40 children volunteered to give up their morning in order to sing Christmas songs to the residents. The aim of the visit was to spread some Christmas cheer and to encourage our children to have empathy for older people.
Both aims were achieved in abundance! Not only did they sing with gusto, they also spent a long time afterwards chatting. They made genuine connections with the old people and were full of stories afterwards about their conversations.
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| An impromptu sing song breaks out |
One of the ladies came down late and missed the singing, so a small group showed initiative and compassion as they gathered round her chair and sang all the songs she'd missed! Another group was asked to go to the room of a lady who hadn't managed to get down to the lounge. The children were rather disconcerted when she cried throughout their singing until we explained that her tears were tears of joy and were because of her happy memories.
Yet another occasion for our children to discover the true meaning of Christmas - giving to others.
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