Youth Warmth Sunset College Students Social Practice Warmth Elderly Care Home

On August 20th, the Art Department of Nanchong Vocational College of Culture and Tourism innovatively formed a special service team called "Time Picture Box · Warm Langyuan". The "Three Down to the Countryside" social practice activity for college students is coming to an end. The summer "Three Down to the Countryside" social practice activity not only combines learning strengths to go to township and street nursing homes to paint portraits and do intangible cultural heritage handicrafts for the elderly, but also organizes and mobilizes college student volunteers to provide family companionship, safety care, psychological counseling and other services for rural elderly people. At the same time, it also carries out social practice follow-up activities, winning praise and praise from the elderly and unanimous praise from all sectors of society.

A 7-person team accompanies the Longest Affection Elderly Care Home to show filial piety to the elderly

Grandpa Dong, did you have long hair or short hair when you were young? Let me help you draw a portrait! "Under the careful guidance of the summer" Three Visits to the Countryside "program at Nanchong Culture and Tourism Vocational College, the Art Department Youth League Branch innovatively formed the" Time Picture Box · Warm Langyuan "special service sub team. From July 2nd to 8th, they went deep into the Hexi Street Elderly Care Home in Langzhong City to carry out the" Youth Warm Sunset "volunteer service activity, and organized a series of heartwarming services under the guidance of the leading teacher Xiong Xin.

Singing red songs, doing health exercises, and experiencing intangible cultural heritage handicrafts... As soon as the college student social practice team entered the nursing home, it added infinite vitality to the place, and warm moments were staged here. The "Time Photography" portrait project has added a warm footnote to the creation of a cultural corridor in nursing homes among numerous activities. The painting equipment carried by college students came in handy, painting portraits of 35 elderly people in the nursing home and taking portrait photos. In order to leave the elderly with the most beautiful and wonderful moments, we accompany them to reminisce about the fun stories of their youth, capture the most natural expressions, and then create paintings to give to them, "said college student Lan Xiaofeng. She not only prepared photos for the cultural corridor of the nursing home, but also prepared a portrait painting for the elderly, which was framed beautifully and then sent to the elderly. The college students draw so well! "" I've never taken such a spirited photo in my life! "Seeing the works in the hands of the college students in the small team, Grandpa Dong, 68, gave a thumbs up and continued to praise them.

Sending milk, distributing bread, buying fruits... The courtyard of the nursing home is exceptionally lively, and college students present different exciting programs to the elderly every day. Taking health exercises as an example, college students have arranged the "Sunset Health Exercise" based on the physical characteristics of the elderly. From neck wrapping to joint activities, each movement is accompanied by detailed explanations and demonstrations. 72 year old Grandma Zhang learns health exercises every day and happily says, "These children are even more patient than their own grandchildren. They feel comfortable after doing them

At the same time, an intangible cultural heritage lacquer fan production activity was also carried out. Under one-on-one guidance, the elderly personally splashed colors onto the fan surface, watching the natural blending of gold powder and lacquer color to form a unique texture, and their faces bloomed with childlike smiles. This event not only brings intangible cultural heritage skills into daily life, but also allows the elderly to experience the joy of creation.

One month later, college students' telephone connection follow-up social practice results

How are you, Grandpa and Grandma? I am student Rachel Zeng, who came to participate in college student practice more than a month ago. "" You are student Can Xiang from Nanchong Culture and Tourism Vocational College... "As the summer vacation in August is coming to an end, the" Time Picture Box · Warm Langyuan "special service team established by the Art Department of Nanchong Culture and Tourism Vocational College's Youth League Branch Innovation Team once again dialed the phone number of the elderly in Hexi Street Nursing Home in Langzhong City. The elderly were excited and chatted with the college students.

Hearing their tender yet familiar greetings, I couldn't help feeling so happy. I feel like the college students are back with us again, "Grandpa Li and the elderly people who received the phone talked to each other, feeling particularly warm in their hearts.

In order to prepare for the "Three Visits to the Countryside" social practice activity for college students during the summer vacation, the Art Department of Nanchong Vocational College of Culture and Tourism has carefully prepared in advance. Starting from one month before the summer vacation in June, a series of customized activities will be carried out to conduct on-site research at the Hexi Street Elderly Care Home in Langzhong City. By holding discussions with the dean and chatting with the elderly, detailed records of their interests, preferences, health status, and service needs are recorded, ultimately forming a personalized activity plan covering modules such as cultural companionship, health care, and intangible cultural heritage experience, laying the foundation for the precise implementation of volunteer services.

We have built a three-dimensional service model of 'culture+health+companionship' based on professional practice to carry out practical activities. This not only provides spiritual comfort for the elderly, but also enables college students to learn inheritance and gratitude through grassroots practice. "Xiong Xin, the leading teacher of the Art Department Youth League Branch, introduced that art is a bridge that enables the power of youth to meet the silver haired group in a beautiful way.

After telephone follow-up on the same day, college students expressed their intention to continue deepening the "Art Empowered Elderly Care" service model, allowing cultural and artistic heritage to be passed down through interaction, warmth and companionship to be condensed through mutual assistance, and injecting sustained motivation into the virtues of respecting and loving the elderly. (Yu Zhonghua)