STUDENTS from Elisabeth Murdoch College have teamed up with Langwarrin Men’s Shed members for a special project, which came to a conclusion last week. The students have been building and decorating four large planter boxes. Last Friday, 16 May, the boxes were donated to the dementia ward at Frankston Vasey RSL Aged Care.
Michael Ryan from Langwarrin Men’s Shed said the Year Nine students had worked very hard to bring the idea to fruition. “The students visited other community groups, and they then had to go away and decide which one they would like to be involved with,” he said. “We finished up with 25 students. “The project we decided to do was to make and decorate four big planter boxes for the Vasey Frankston RSL Aged Care facilities’ dementia ward. It has been a big success.”
EMC assistant principal Ciro Ferra praised the students who completed the project. He said the opportunity to hand the boxes over “not only recognises the students’ exceptional contribution but also celebrates their hard work in designing, building, and painting the garden beds as part of their Students Attributes Program community project.
“In this assessment task, students visit a local community service and plan for and deliver a community project for the community group that uses that service. Throughout this process, students record notes, plan, and write reflections about the community they investigated and the project they delivered.”
First published in the Frankston Times – 20 May 2025