Students Benefit from Visits with Senior Citizens

Last mother 's day, Allison Clark' 17 of San Jose, California, and 17 - year - old Rachel Mills of New York State Highland Mills could not be with their mother, so they did their best It was. A woman in a special nursing home for the elderly, a person who may not enjoy the visit of the day

Mills (upper, right) and Clark (upper, left) are learning about most of the women who have visited before through the elderly participation program (KEEP). Coordinated through Mills and Rebecca Godbout '18 in Springfield, Massachusetts, and through MCLA Services and Citizenship Center, KEEP is organized to integrate the lives of university students with the lives of elderly people.

Clark said: "It is nice to be able to talk to these beautiful people and learn from it." "We love being at school because we can not meet their mothers, we love Williamstown Commons I want to put it in. "Love is handed to our friends. "

"We like to visit men and women there," Mills said. "Most of them remember us, and as we enter, we learn new things."

In addition to the visit, the students sent scarves and flowers to the inhabitants. Mills said, watching their smile, "Let's fill our heart with warmth."

The opportunity to visit with the woman of Williams Town Commons helps compensate for the emptiness I felt because Mills and Clark can not be with my mother.

Mr. Clark said, "I am very happy that we can smile these women because our smiles exceed our imagination," Mr. Clark said.

Mills said: "As with anything else, it is possible to learn from people who have lived in this world for a long time." "You can learn a lot from elderly people because they learned over the years I want to share what I am and tell stories of the past, we are also looking forward to it. "

Mr. Clark added, "It is very special for us to be able to be a person who makes you happy because many of them do not visit so frequently."

In addition to Mother's Day visit, Clark and Mills visited Williams of Williams several times last year as part of their KEEP activities.

Students who are participating in KEEP and MCLA service center also visited the Mary Spitzer Center in North Adams, where they are playing bingo with the elderly.

"Working in concert with MCLA's service center staff, you can communicate directly that MCLA students motivate them to grow and prosper as individuals and motivate them to engage in their work and engagement with students I can do it, "Mills said.

Clark says, " In the community service project, it is always open minded, such as providing services to KEEP and local old men and women. This openness promotes MCLA innovation and opportunities.

"The staff at the service center are very concerned about the university, they are very concerned about the development of the community from their work, they are enthusiastic about integrating the two."

AACPS recognizes the benefits of intergenerational cooperation in learning. Indeed, in the academic year 2015 - 2016, AACPS has established a senior advanced squad to allow elderly and high school students (senior students) to become elementary school skill developers and mentors in school environments. Senior - Senior begins as a pilot program organized by North Glen Elementary School - Glen Burnie, Maryland AACPS Triple E School. Student volunteers are selected from North County High School and senior volunteers are invited to participate in the community center and nurture grandparents programs and partners in the school's surrounding area. In a pilot year, senior and advanced students will be invited to provide mentoring and mentoring in the following key areas: K-1: Development Center and Structured Games (including recession), and Second graders: Mentoring Literacy

The unique course incorporated in the curriculum of my medical faculty is called the elderly education support (SAGE) for the elderly. Medical students are paired with Fort Worth seniors, and we visit them many times throughout the school year. My senior is an 84-year-old woman living with her husband at home. Her husband is suffering from Alzheimer 's disease, and all her friends have died. If I was her doctor, I would recommend a welfare facility as an option for her and her husband. As her decreasing husband's only caretaker, she is under pressure and gives her social opportunities to help fight against depression and loneliness she is feeling everyday.