Week of January 2, 2010
Grandpa Goes to SchoolEric Whitney speaks with the world's oldest first grader.
Description
Teachers thought it was a joke when 84-year-old Kimane Maruge arrived dressed in a school boy's uniform on the first day of school. Touched by his desire to read the Bible and learn to count money, the school enrolled him.
We'll introduce you to the world's oldest first grader.
Encore presentation from November 28, 2004. This story was a New York Festivals Gold World Medal Winner in 2005.