Kindergarten students at Collegium Charter School (CCS) gave a choral performance for the residents at Arbor Terrace, an assisted living community in the Exton Oaklands Corporate Center. Arbor Terrace opened in April 2021 and is now neighbors with one of Collegium's kindergarten through fourth-grade buildings.

From the time the kindergarten teachers learned they would be one innovative pod (team), they knew they wanted to build community. So their theme became "Kindergarten Is All ... About Building Community (ABCs)," because not only do the teachers want to develop a sense of community in their classrooms and school, but they also want to introduce students to the ideas of helping others and spreading happiness.

The walk across the parking lot to Arbor Terrace was in the works for a while. Teachers reached out to the assisted living community, hoping to build a relationship between its residents and Collegium's kindergarten students, but because of COVID-19, the plan could not immediately be put into action.

In addition to the kindergartners singing for the residents at Arbor Terrace, some of Collegium's high school students worked with the children. The high school students helped them to the assisted living facility's parking lot, where the show took place. The kindergarten teachers welcomed the older Collegium students to show what good role models look like.

Established in 1999, Collegium Charter School is a tuition-free, independent kindergarten through 12th-grade public charter school. Enrollment is open to any student who resides in Pennsylvania, although most Collegium families reside in the West Chester, Downingtown, and Coatesville Area school districts. For more information, visit http://www.collegiumcharter.com.