Villa Santa Barbara
On Tuesday December 15th, The Learningden Preschool took a field trip to Villa Santa Barbara to make cookies with the seniors. It was a great day, the children were very excited and for some this is the fourth year they have gone to do this trip. This year the weather was much better than last year so we did not have to contend with the rain. We loaded up the kids and we were off to Villa for the morning. Ms Karin and Ms Erika had Aiden, Gino and Laila in the car and on the way they told us about their holiday plans, and about their Christmas trees. I told Aiden that I got my tree from the garage and he told me that his tree was not in the garage it was in the house where they could all see it. He told me that they got their tree at a place where everyone else gets trees. The other children in the car also spoke of their trees and none of them understood why mine was artificial. It was a great conversation and when we arrived the children could not wait to meet up with their friends and go inside. When we walked in the receptionist greeted us, as well as Grandma Claudia who was waiting by the door for us. We took a group photo and were off to the tables to decorate cookies. We had a good turn out and though one of the children was frightened of the wheel chairs at first they got used to it and had a really good time. That is a reminder of why we do this trip and how everyone benefits from the experience. The children get exposed to people and things that they might not see every day and the seniors get to be around the children who remind them how important and special they are in these children’s lives. It was a great trip and we will visit more homes to do great projects later in 2010.
