At the beginning of the year, Klara, Zoe, Alessandro, Vikki, Franky, Logan, Lyndsay and I went to Camp Massawippi for three days with Ms. Leiter to work with students from the Mackay Centre. We spent our time taking walks, watching movies and doing arts and crafts with them. We had an amazing time and formed bonds that will never be broken. By the time we came back to school, we already missed the kids so much that we decided to plan one last visit.

Last Wednesday, we finally went back to the Mackay Centre. We painted flowers with the students and made cards for Mother’s Day. We had a lot of fun with the kids and it was really great to see them again.

The Mackay students were so inspiring. They taught me to try and make the best of every situation. All of them had disabilities, yet they were some of the happiest children I’ve ever met. This whole experience has been amazing and I will never forget it. – Olivia Black ’13