Brazilian High School Students Learn English From Seniors In Retirement Homes [VIDEO]

This is a terrific program: high school students in Brazil are linked on their computers with seniors in a Chicago retirement home to learn English.    - - Donna Poisl

 By CJ

In a world where a lot of the news is bad and where young people are portrayed as lazy, disrespectful and thug like, this story about high school students in Brazil learning English from seniors in retirement homes who are looking for someone to talk to will warm your heart.

Our seniors in retirement homes are sometimes placed there and to some degree forgotten.  Sure, they may get visitors from friends and family every now and then, but how do they fill the rest of the time?  Time spent in a retirement home can be lonely and long.

CNA Language School is helping high school students learn English by setting up video chats with American seniors living in retirement communities.  The students get to practice their English, and the seniors get someone to talk to during times when they’d usually be alone.

This video will warm your heart and soul and maybe even give you new renewed hope for young people worldwide.