Community life is the heart of the KSR experience. Being a community means knowing, spending time enjoying the company of, and supporting each other. It means helping out when something needs to be done, looking after the facilities and making the most of life together.
There are lots of things to do to be part of the community spirit. For many years now, most of the Res participates in a mixed-netball competition with others from the Kew community. There’s always people organising trips to the shops, cafes or one of the great local night spots. In recent years there have been semi-regular Soccer matches, movie nights, girls’ nights and parties at the House.
There’s no shortage of deep and meaningful conversations around the fireplace, joking around and late-night board games.
But there’s also lots of peer support when it comes to study, emotional challenges and achieving goals together. One of the favourite things for the residents to do is to go along to each other’s music recitals, drama performances, sporting matches and art exhibitions and celebrate one another’s achievements.
One of the richest and most important ways to enhance community life is to participate together in acts of service or life learning experiences. We have had people visit people with intellectual and mental disabilities, collect and deliver goods to those in need, and sleep outside in the winter to understand better issues of homelessness. We strongly encourage all members of the Res community to engage in at least one ongoing service activity throughout the year.