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“ I feel like we have all gained a higher level of maturity and we’ve all gained a better level of understanding of everyone else beside ourselves from this program. We all learnt now not to take anything for granted, always be grateful for what you have and the people in your life and for everything that makes you happy”

Together at last ! After 2 weeks of false starts that meant we needed to revert back to our virtual program, we managed to get @opalhealthcare and @igssyd back together in person once again !!! Sunshine and smiles all around - couldn’t stop them from chatting and the time went way too fast ! Keep eye out for update from student Matilda on how quickly the students and residents who’d met online for the past two weeks cemented their budding friendships in person 😀👏

It’s #nationalvolunteersweek so I’ll be posting a few throwback memories and 🙏to all the fantastic student volunteers who’ve taken part in the #seniorsandteensempathyprogram since 2017 !

So it’s #giw23 Global Intergenerational Week and I am SO excited to announce that after changing to a virtual program due to COVID for the past 3 years we are about to once again kick off our Seniors & Teens Empathy Program in person next week with our long term partners @igssyd and @opalhealthcare and ☝️this great bunch of students and aged care residents - now that is something to throw some Pom Poms in the air about !! ( which by they way is a special activity that is happening all around the world as 15 countries celebrate all things #intergenerational and help pass the Pom Pom around the 🌍 to show our interconnectedness and common humanity ! )

@youthweeknsw kicks off today … one week before #globalintergenerationalweek2023

“ A journey of a thousand miles begins with..... a single step" How relevant is this proverb to the journey the students and residents have been on together over the past 2 months, and with preparation and then education for our program starting in July last year.

Thanks to Kyra from Sylvania High School for her reflection of this lovely session last Friday with some gentle yoga moves by Rachael from Lighten Up Fitness.

Doing my thing … thanks @intheloupe_au for capturing some shots of me doing what I love over the past weeks. It’s usually me trying to snap a quick pic here or there of the young and young at ❤️ to help tell the story of what happens during our intergenerational connection sessions. Appreciate @suthshirecncl bringing you along to capture the story so we can help encourage more community connection !

Happy international Women’s day !! Here’s just a few of some incredible women I have been lucky enough to work with in aged care and education sectors. Subhadra, Mia, Kathleeen, Princess, Sarah, Joana, Michelle, Natasha to name a few. I continue to learn and grow with them and the amazing women ( and men) we work with every day !

Our second session of the program was very fun for me, and held some great conversations. This week I was paired up with Peter, who is a very sweet man and full of interesting stories and opinions. As this week had the theme of “Food and

Who would have thought a session staring out talking about what food means in our lives would end up with a lively dance rendition of Tina Turner's Nutbush City Limits? 🕺🏻 Thanks to the residents and students for their lively participation last week - with Brodie pleasantly surprised at the accuracy of his numerology reading by Beatrice, talk of days of horses and carts between Zackary & Graham and even some excited planning of some Greek dancing demonstration by Kyra, Maddie J & Maddy D with the lovely ladies from Golden Grove, Jeanette, Iris and Nina. Denis was a dazzling dancer as we waltzed to Andrew Gold's "Thank you for being a Friend" and thanks to Peter's daughter letting us know about Peter's love of Neil Diamond and Tina Turner, we ended the session with a great laugh and dance demonstration from the students . Keep an eye out for our next post where we will hear student Rebecca's reflection of time spent together last Friday

"Our first session, to me, was fun, it was exhilarating and welcoming"

Happy Valentines Day to all 🌈❤️

This week is Seniors Festival across NSW - the largest celebration for seniors in the Southern Hemisphere and our chance to thank, celebrate and recognise seniors for the positive contributions they make to the community through hosting a range of different activities that they can enjoy. I’m thrilled that it also marks the kick off to our trial with Sylvania High School and residents from Hammond Care Miranda who will finally meet tomorrow. Jeanette (left) and Iris ( right) pictured here living it up at their dance 🕺🏻 class with Emma, are looking forward to connecting with the students. Jeanette, who grew up in Redfern, is a huge fan of musicals and will no doubt wow the students with her ❤️ for music from Sticky Fingers to the Rolling Stones and stories of travelling the world. Iris hails from Chile where she studied at the University of Chile to. Become a medical technologist and later worked in Australia at the Prince of Wales oncology unit looking after patients who were undertaking chemotherapy, preparing them for treatment, taking their bloods and helping them throughout the day.

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love” Marcus Aurelius

Thanks Sarah Davidson for the recent interview for the special report in your Term 4 issue of School News on the holistic benefits of intergenerational education and connection for students. It is amazing to see the surge of interest in #intergenerational connection for high schools off the back of #oldpeopleshomeau for Teens, and those of us who have been implementing programs for a while are excited to be able to play a part in ensuring more sustainable solutions are being set up, for the sake of a better community for all.

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“ I feel like we have all gained a higher level of maturity and we’ve all gained a better level of understanding of everyone else beside ourselves from this program. We all learnt now not to take anything for granted, always be grateful for what you have and the people in your life and for everything that makes you happy”

Together at last ! After 2 weeks of false starts that meant we needed to revert back to our virtual program, we managed to get @opalhealthcare and @igssyd back together in person once again !!! Sunshine and smiles all around - couldn’t stop them from chatting and the time went way too fast ! Keep eye out for update from student Matilda on how quickly the students and residents who’d met online for the past two weeks cemented their budding friendships in person 😀👏

It’s #nationalvolunteersweek so I’ll be posting a few throwback memories and 🙏to all the fantastic student volunteers who’ve taken part in the #seniorsandteensempathyprogram since 2017 !

So it’s #giw23 Global Intergenerational Week and I am SO excited to announce that after changing to a virtual program due to COVID for the past 3 years we are about to once again kick off our Seniors & Teens Empathy Program in person next week with our long term partners @igssyd and @opalhealthcare and ☝️this great bunch of students and aged care residents - now that is something to throw some Pom Poms in the air about !! ( which by they way is a special activity that is happening all around the world as 15 countries celebrate all things #intergenerational and help pass the Pom Pom around the 🌍 to show our interconnectedness and common humanity ! )

@youthweeknsw kicks off today … one week before #globalintergenerationalweek2023

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