Timeless lessons for Tasmanian students

By Grant Quarry
Published February 24, 2016

A relationship between a Tasmanian primary school and an aged care facility has been richly enhancing the lives of both children and oldies alike.

Youngtown students enjoy games of crocquet with their elderly friends.

Youngtown Primary School and Glenara Lakes Lifestyle Village enjoy a very special symbiotic relationship, forged over the past seven or ...

This story appeared in the March 2016 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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