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I had to translate the following passage. I think I got the jist of just about everything, except the first paragraph 2nd sentence still seems a bit odd.
Original
新加坡开办了一个为老年人服务的书法中心。每个星期六上午，这个设在城里一条街的书法中心，总有一群年过半百的老年人到这里学习书法，他们不是来上普通的书法课，而是到本地第一家 “老年书法大学”学习。
这所东南亚第一家的老年书法大学（简称书大）今年2月开课，姓李的导师说，学员们的学习态度很认真。书大学员的年龄差不多55岁左右，大多是退休者。学员常有机会参观书法展览，还跟各地老年大学的学生交流。
书大的课程一共三年，每星期上课3小时，每年的学费2400元。去年10月书大第一次招生，反应非常热烈，申请入学的人多达50多名，比原本的10个学额多出了5倍。后来，为了应付需求，学额增加到20个
Translation
Singapore has opened a Calligraphy Centre for older people. Every Saturday morning this calligraphy center located in the city streets, a group of people in their fifties and older practice calligraphy, but this is not an ordinary calligraphy class, this is the older people’s calligraphy university.
This is South East Asia’s first older people’s calligraphy university (afterwards abbreviated to “shu da” literally book big). Classes started in February of this year. The teacher, Li said, The students are very serious about their study. The Calligraphy students average age is around 55, most are retired. Students often visit calligraphy exhibitions and there is a student exchange for all parts of the region. Shu Da’s course takes 3 years altogether.
Every week class meets for 3 hours. Tuition every year is 2400 Singapore Dollars. Last October was the first time to enroll new students,the response was overwhelming, applications came from more than 50 people, 5 times the original number of openings for the prospective students. Afterwards in order to deal with the requirement the number of students was increased to 20.
Original
新加坡开办了一个为老年人服务的书法中心。每个星期六上午，这个设在城里一条街的书法中心，总有一群年过半百的老年人到这里学习书法，他们不是来上普通的书法课，而是到本地第一家 “老年书法大学”学习。
这所东南亚第一家的老年书法大学（简称书大）今年2月开课，姓李的导师说，学员们的学习态度很认真。书大学员的年龄差不多55岁左右，大多是退休者。学员常有机会参观书法展览，还跟各地老年大学的学生交流。
书大的课程一共三年，每星期上课3小时，每年的学费2400元。去年10月书大第一次招生，反应非常热烈，申请入学的人多达50多名，比原本的10个学额多出了5倍。后来，为了应付需求，学额增加到20个
Translation
Singapore has opened a Calligraphy Centre for older people. Every Saturday morning this calligraphy center located in the city streets, a group of people in their fifties and older practice calligraphy, but this is not an ordinary calligraphy class, this is the older people’s calligraphy university.
This is South East Asia’s first older people’s calligraphy university (afterwards abbreviated to “shu da” literally book big). Classes started in February of this year. The teacher, Li said, The students are very serious about their study. The Calligraphy students average age is around 55, most are retired. Students often visit calligraphy exhibitions and there is a student exchange for all parts of the region. Shu Da’s course takes 3 years altogether.
Every week class meets for 3 hours. Tuition every year is 2400 Singapore Dollars. Last October was the first time to enroll new students,the response was overwhelming, applications came from more than 50 people, 5 times the original number of openings for the prospective students. Afterwards in order to deal with the requirement the number of students was increased to 20.