Center School Students Provide Friendship to Alzheimer's Patients

Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that ravages memory. Today, Center School students learned about this first hand with a visit to Manor Care in Montgomeryville.

A group of Center School students, including members of the Student Council, visited with residents of Manor Care and led crafts and activities. Students provided warmth and companionship while understanding how this disease affects the memory of those that are affected by it.

Prior to the visit, students learned about the effects of Alzheimer’s in reading, health, and science classes to prepare them for the visit. Students learned how the disease originates, how it is diagnosed and treated, the symptoms a patient exhibits, how the disease progresses and how families are affected by Alzheimer’s.

Center School is a K-8 school located in Abington and has over 28 years of success in educating students with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, and executive function disorder. Center School’s mission is to provide children who learn differently with a personalized education to realize their potential and reshape the way they view themselves and their future.