BBS Alice Salomon was there
On Sunday, 10.11.2024, at 3 p.m., 100 pupils from the nursing department and their teachers gathered in the Lahnstein town hall to witness an impressive cultural project.
Klaus Peter Weber, chairman of the “Growing old with dignity” association, had staged a varied and colorful program around 15 large-format photos by photographer Doris Kohlhaas, which both touched the hearts of the audience and gave them food for thought.
The people in the photos were mostly older, some of them traumatized or mentally ill, and they all had one thing in common: life had not always been good for them. Some of the protagonists were present and told the stories of their lives. They expressed that old age does not necessarily mean loneliness, sadness, isolation and a lack of prospects. Instead, they encouraged everyone to find their own way of growing old.
The program was accompanied by lots of music, including the two nephews of the portrayed Django Reinhard, who gave an impressive guitar performance on stage.
Culture, and music in particular, plays a major role for older people suffering from dementia, because they remember the music of their youth and music brings them back to life.
Klaus Peter Weber also mentioned the “Walking Foodball” project, which enables the elderly and people affected by illness in particular to keep moving.
All in all, the event gave our students from the care sector plenty of food for thought. And the best thing is that it won’t be the end, but the beginning of a collaboration between the “Growing old with dignity” association and the Alice Salomon BBS.
Text: Doris Schulte-Schwering
Photos: Doris Schulte-Schwering and Christine Schemmer
Tags: Inspirations