Shulamith High connects with the community

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Freshmen and sophomores from Shulamith High School for Girls in Cedarhurst visited the Woodmere Rehabilitation and Health Care Center and bonded with the residents through song and painting last Sunday.

Community Services Coordinator Emma Mael, the students and residents worked together to create a positive experience. The students learned how acts of kindness could be beneficial to both parties.

Ninth-grader Rivka Bennun said she had fun and learned a lot from Pedro, a visually impaired resident. “While he enjoyed the experience, I felt that I learned a great deal from him,” she said. “He taught me Spanish and we talked about Puerto Rico. He was really enthusiastic and I feel like it’s more fun when the residents are enthusiastic as you are.”

The girls joined together with Mael afterwards to discuss what they have learned. As signified by the cherry blossoms they helped the resident paint, the goal for this school year is to grow as people through acts of kindness in or out of school.

“I think the morning as a whole left students and residents alike with positive feelings,” Mael said. “They had a great time working together to create a beautiful painting and getting to know each other.”