06 September 2024
Stage 5 students meet their Virtual Visit buddies!
Across the beginning of Term 3, our Year 9 and 10 students met over Zoom with residents from the Anglicare St Luke's Retirement Village in Dapto, for another year of the Take Love 'Virtual Visit' program!
After six weeks of catch-ups during lunch time, our students hosted the residents for an in-person lunch in the Learning Hub! It was fantastic to see students and their Virtual Visit buddies continuing to develop their friendships as they exchanged gifts, shared lunch and engaged in conversation.
Hear from some of our students below about their experience participating in the Virtual Visit program this year!
Why did you participate in this program?
"The reason I participated in this program was so that I could get involved and try new things. I enjoy talking with elderly people and hearing stories about their lives. I also currently volunteer at Warrigal Care and do similar things there." – Eshika
"I barely have a chance to talk to my grandparents, so I wanted to serve and do something good." – Seth
"I enjoy talking to elderly people and enjoy their stories." – Christian
"To talk and learn from people that are older and wiser than me." – Wesley
"To be of service to others and follow the Lord's command to visit the sick and love others, and to meet those with wisdom and experience." – Griffin
"I wanted a new experience and to do something nice for the elderly." – Ben
"I wanted to get involved and try something new and serve others with my time." – Eloise
"It sounded really fun, and I like meeting new people." – Maddy
"Because I love meeting new people and learning about them and their lives as well as their faith." – Lily
What did you learn from this program?
"I learnt about what it’s like to interact with older people and how to work as a team with my friend. I got to learn about Carol and her life." – Eshika
"How to keep friends as you grow up, to always be yourself, and advice about God." – Seth
"Everyone has a different story to tell." – Christian
"To take life and live to the fullest, to tell stories to people. Harry told us to follow Christ with all your heart." – Wesley
"To love Christ above all, starting from youth." – Griffin
"Your life can go in many directions. Where you are in life may not be where you end up." – Hunter
"My buddy Harry met the Queen and lived through a war! He gave us advice about friends and God, and told us about life back then." – Ben
"We can serve others at any age and growing old isn’t something to hate but celebrate." – Eloise
"Carol taught me motivational advice to help go through school and any other hardships I might face." – Maddy
"Always be openminded and optimistic when meeting new people as you never know what their lives have been like." – Lily
