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Strategies To Expand a Pen Pal Program from Simple Letters into a Full Intergenerational Experience.

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Kiernan, Holly Way; Mosher-Ashley, Pearl M. – Educational Gerontology, 2002

The Senior Pen Pal Program began as an exchange of letters between first graders and older adults. Structured group visits between the classroom and the senior center, a holiday concert, and assigned readings about aging expanded the reach of the intergenerational program. (SK)

Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Intergenerational Programs, Letters (Correspondence)

An Intergenerational Program at a Middle School.

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Berkson, Jerrold; Griggs, Shirley A. – School Counselor, 1986

Describes an intergenerational, interdisciplinary program for older adults and middle school students. Reviews program goals and benefits to both groups. (ABB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Counselor Role, Elementary Education