Students bond with elderly residents over a pot of soup

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Woodlands Secondary students and some of the elderly residents who live near the school. Unlike other Share a Pot programmes in Singapore, the one in Woodlands is entirely led and run by the students. Student Rainey Kee lives in the same block as som — Woodlands Secondary students and some of the elderly residents who live near the school. Unlike other Share a Pot programmes in Singapore, the one in Woodlands is entirely led and run by the students. ST PHOTO: SYAMIL SAPARI

Rachael Seow

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May 16, 2018, 05:00 AM

"One, two, three... bend forward," a bunch of students yell in unison at a group of seniors.

The elderly members of an exercise group do as they are told, stretching their sore and stiff backs. The students holler another set of instructions and the group again follows.

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