Residents at Avesta Housing on Young Street in South Berwick and third grade students at Central School have embarked on a writing adventure! Lindsey Avers, Resident Service Coordinator of Avesta and Megan Zottoli-Breen, third grade teacher, teamed up to connect children and seniors through writing.
All third grade students were offered the opportunity to visit the seniors and share the personal narratives that they'd written in class. Residents of the apartments were encouraged to write about a memory of their own to share it with the children.
In preparation for the visit, interested students devoted some of their recess time to further revise and edit their pieces.
On March 11 the enthusiastic third grade writers headed over to the apartment building. Students proudly read their pieces and listened intently to the seniors' stories. After presenting their stories, students visited with the residents and shared a snack.
Students enjoyed the experience so much that they're planning another visit! Students are currently writing poetry and will engage the seniors in a poetry workshop in April.
