Program pairs Grade 2s with residents at Kotitalo

Students from a local elementary school enjoy regular visits to their “grandbuddies” at a neighbouring seniors’ building.
When Lauri Monto first started teaching at Kiwedin Public School on North Street about five years ago, she said she went there with the specific goal to begin a partnership between the school and the Finnish Rest Home. She had a friend put her in touch with the activities co-ordinators Heidi Slotegraaf and Kyrstal Sonoc, and quickly convinced them that the p