This week, we were delighted to receive a letter from our pen pals in Spain. We opened the package together with our older friends and were thrilled to find a letter and photographs of Albolote, where their Spanish intergenerational space is based. We read through the letter together and enjoyed chatting about the differences between our country and theirs. The letter shared information about Christmas traditions in Spain, and we were also sent a lovely Christmas card.

Over the next few weeks, we will be replying to our friends and telling them a little more about our nursery and local area.

One of the children had recently been to the ballet and brought along a photograph that was taken afterwards with the dancers. She was so excited to share it with everyone and gave a detailed account of her trip. Sharing personal events and experiences encourages discussion and communication between the children and their older friends, and photographs are a wonderful way to spark these conversations.

We continue to see relationships blossom, and we are pleased to have welcomed some new residents to the project. We hope they will enjoy working with us over the coming year.