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

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

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)

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Veröffentlicht in:Educational gerontology 2002, Vol.28 (4), p.337
Hauptverfasser: Kiernan, Holly Way, Mosher-Ashley, Pearl M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Elementary School Students
Grade 1
Intergenerational Programs
Letters (Correspondence)
Older Adults
Pen Pals
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Zusammenfassung: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)
ISSN:0360-1277
DOI:10.1080/036012702753590442