During the first year of Grandparents University at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, for instance, more than 75 percent of the grandparents were graduates. Coming up on its eighth summer, roughly half of participants now are alumni. Wisconsin says its program is the first of its type in the country. Organized by the universityâ??s alumni association and its extension program, the two-day workshop is for children ages 7 to 14.
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