Grandpartners: Intergenerational Learning and Civic Renewal, K-6

Grandpartners documents several examples of intergenerational learning, reflecting a range of approaches and goals. Each of the programs the author describes create circles of caring in which everybody benefits. the book details a literacy enhancement project in which senior citizens work with elementary students, an intergenerational orchestra whose members range in age from six to eighty-eight, an intergenerational "living history" theatre project, and an across-age community-service/action program. The book also offers specific advice on how to plan, develop, and sustain similar programs, with resources to assist you in your efforts, including an annotated bibliography of children's literature with intergenerational themes. The closing chapter reviews some new directions for intergenerational learning and their far-reaching implications for educators. (Heinemann)