The school-wide random acts of kindness campaign culminated on Thursday with donations to some of Ballarat's aged care residents.

The school's Confucius classroom teacher Jack Yang, who taught tai chi at various aged care facilities before COVID-19 restrictions, suggested they support isolated aged care residents.

A plan was settled on to deliver the makings of many afternoon teas and bird feeders to be put in the gardens so residents could enjoy their feathered visitors.

"The benefits of an act of kindness are many - not for the recipient, but also the person completing the random act of kindness," said student wellbeing officer Jodie Handley.

"Research indicates every time you do something kind for someone else, your brain releases oxytocin. Oxytocin leads to increased self-esteem/confidence, increased energy, increased levels of happiness and increased levels of positivity.

"During this difficult time of remote learning and stage three restrictions, we all need something to lift our spirits."

After discussions with the Geoffrey Cutter Centre and James Thomas Court, staff and students were asked to donate small boxes of different flavoured tea bags and packet cake mixes so residents can make, decorate and enjoy a delicious afternoon tea.

Mount Clear College's Hands on Learning students made bird feeders to put out in the gardens of the aged care homes.

Technology teacher Stephen Hamm cut out kits for students to assemble at home as part of their remote learning program. The feeders going to the Geoffrey Cutter Centre were painted to be ready for immediate installation, while those going to James Thomas Court were delivered along with bright paint and brushes ready for residents to paint.

"Now we are in spring we hope many birds will visit the bird feeders ... enabling residents to bird watch from inside through the window or outside in the garden," Ms Handley said.

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To help entice feathered visitors to the garden, The Haymarket donated 20kg of bird seed to go with the feeders.

Mount Clear College year eight student Fletcher Henderson took the campaign further, donating his pocket money and rallying family and friends, raising enough to buy 57 colouring books and packets of pencils, along with cake mixes, coffee, teabags and plant seedlings. Rokewood Primary School community also donated to the campaign.

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