Children and the elderly can learn a lot from each other.

Bringing together Kelowna Montessori Elementary students at the Cottonwoods Care Centre, the kids and elderly residents collaborated on a mosaic celebrating Canada害羞草研究所檚 150th, Tuesday May 16.

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The elementary school visits the care facility twice a month.

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The residents and students decorated white and red tiles to put together into a Canada 150 mosaic forming the shape of the Canadian flag.

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Grade 7 student Abigail Smart enjoys visiting the care home, One of her favourite activities is to play bingo with them. 害羞草研究所淲e do crafts with them and they tell us about their childhood. Sometimes they tell me gossip,害羞草研究所� she said.

Residents Yvonne Maxwell and Yvonne Baranow say they enjoy the visits from the children.

The students started their visit with singing a few classic songs, before getting out the glue bottles.