{"id":26652,"date":"2018-12-04T10:40:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=26652"},"modified":"2018-12-04T10:38:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T16:38:42","slug":"austin-peay-montgomery-central-high-school-spanish-students-team-up-to-teach-classes-to-senior-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/12\/04\/austin-peay-montgomery-central-high-school-spanish-students-team-up-to-teach-classes-to-senior-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay, Montgomery Central High School Spanish Students team up to teach classes to Senior Citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Austin Peay State University (APSU)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN &#8211;<\/strong> Earlier this year, several residents of Fieldstone Place Assisted Living decided they wanted to learn a new language. This group of senior citizens approached Chesney Lancaster, Lifestyle 360 director at Fieldstone, and asked how they could go about taking classes. Lancaster immediately turned to one of the community\u2019s best educational resources \u2013 Austin Peay State University (APSU).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_439759\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/APSU-Montgomery-Central-High-School-Spanish-students-team-up-to-teach-classes-to-senior-citizens.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-439759\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-439759\" title=\"APSU and MCHS students come together to teach Spanish 101 to senior citizens.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/APSU-Montgomery-Central-High-School-Spanish-students-team-up-to-teach-classes-to-senior-citizens-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"APSU and MCHS students come together to teach Spanish 101 to senior citizens.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-439759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">APSU and MCHS students come together to teach Spanish 101 to senior citizens.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe residents wanted to learn Spanish, so I reached out to (APSU),\u201d she said. \u201cAnd they\u2019re really learning a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To make the language classes a reality, Lancaster contacted Josh Rees, an APSU student and president of the University\u2019s Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society. That day, Rees happened to be visiting Montgomery Central High School (MCHS), which gave him an idea for a collaborative project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it would be great to make this a partnership between Austin Peay, the Spanish Honor Society students at Montgomery Central and Fieldstone,\u201d Rees said. \u201cThat way, these talented Montgomery Central students can see that if they come to Austin Peay, they can be involved in the community and gain leadership opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the fall semester, a group of APSU and MCHS students have visited Fieldstone Place every Thursday evening, where they teach residents the basics of the Spanish language. The classes usually start with a simple principle, and then the residents break into smaller groups to practice speaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt surprised me their excitement to learn,\u201d Rees said. \u201cThey keep asking us to teach them harder stuff, and a lot of them have gone out and purchased dictionaries and notebooks to take notes in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initial program will end this December, when APSU classes end for winter break, but Rees said the club plans to continue offering the Spanish classes at Fieldstone Place next spring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to do it up until May, and then re-evaluate after that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For information on APSU\u2019s Sigma Delta Pi chapter, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/student-life\/hcc\/studentorganizations.php\" >www.apsu.edu\/student-life\/hcc\/studentorganizations.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Peay State University (APSU) Clarksville, TN &#8211; Earlier this year, several residents of Fieldstone Place Assisted Living decided they wanted to learn a new language. This group of senior citizens approached Chesney Lancaster, Lifestyle 360 director at Fieldstone, and asked how they could go about taking classes. 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