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'Grandfriend' project forms friendships across generations
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Over the past couple of years, Elginburg Public School teacher Jennifer Guild has been visiting Fairmount Home with her choir for special performances. She always enjoyed the visits and the students did too, but she often found that there wasn’t enough time with the residents. “I wanted to develop something where they could get to know each other better,” she said. “It always felt very rushed. Both the students and the residents wanted more and so did I, so we developed the Grandfriend Project.” Guild launched the project in February of this year with her Grade 3/4 class and over the past few months, students and residents of Fairmount Home have been getting together every other week. “We had a get to know you session at first and then we had three interview sessions where students used iPads to interview the residents,” explained Guild. “Then we had an art week with 4Cats Art Studio that was a lot of fun and now we are focusing on music and learning songs together.” Guild hoped that the program would allow the two generations to come together and have a connectedness and for 95-year-old resident Bill Houston, the program has been something to look forward to.
Top: Elginburg Public School students and Fairmount Home residents come together for an art project with the help of 4Cats Art Studio as part of the Grandfriend Project. Right: Claire Kennedy with her Grandfiend Gloria Nickerson
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