A few weeks back, we did a Service Learning project at the All Saint’s Home. It required students to perform in front of the old folks and entertain them and also give them supplies. There were certain aspects of it which I thought was well done.
I felt that there were enough performances and acts to make the overall stay long enough and that the students put in a lot of effort to practice their acts. Thirdly, I believed that the event was well organized and there were different types of performances that entertained them. For example, our acts ranged from singing to playing instruments.
If I were given another chance to visit them, I would like to take the time to interact with the old folks and just sit around with them. Alternatively, we could also cook food for them and get them involved in simple activities like simple games.
The feedback received from the community showed that they were happy that we took time to entertain them. The teachers also felt that we put in effort to perform and other people were also glad to give back to society in one way or another.
I’ve learned through this project that there are members of the community who need our help and it is our job as able-bodied citizens to help them. The next time, I hope we can do something else like do a beach clean-up or spend a day opening a car wash, and all money earned from the car wash would be given to the Red Cross or another non-profit organization. This way, I believe the students would enjoy what they do and hence perform the task more willingly. I hope we can do a car-wash or a beach clean-up the next time
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