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Almost two-hundred-fifty young and older Americans have completed an unusual summer school at the University of Wisconsin. Older adults and their grandchildren studied together at the school’s Grandparents University.

Grandmothers and grandfathers helped show the children what a university does. The grandparents helped the children recognize the value of a university education. Faith Lapidus has more.

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One-hundred-sixteen grandparents and one-hundred-thirty grandchildren attended the yearly Grandparents University this summer. The children were ages seven to fourteen. For two days, young and older students attended classes and activities together. The program took place in the university’s center in the city of Madison, Wisconsin. Most students stayed in the school’s student housing.