KU Padstow Director Nuzhat Cheema said with many social connections lost during the lockdown they tried to think of a way to keep families engaged with them and the local community.
“With visitor restrictions in aged care homes, we thought it would be a great idea to devise our ‘letters of love’,” she said.
“The letters gave the residents something to look forward to and provided a connection with the outside world.”
The theme of the 125 years celebration was ‘making a difference through 125 years of social impact and early education’.
“The children were able to make intergenerational connections, which was especially important at a time where they may not have been able to see their own grandparents,” Nuzhat said.
“It gave the children an opportunity to build connections with the local community and provided the preschool with an opportunity to develop an ongoing relationship with the aged care facility.”
