These conference proceedings provide summaries of 84 presentations on various aspects of the High/Scope active learning approach for high-risk students, as well as related topics. Topics addressed include active learning, music education, language role, portfolio assessment, teacher training, special needs students, High/Scope in Portugal, proposal writing, adolescent programs, training family child care providers, family literacy, character education, cross cultural studies, teacher evaluation, group instruction, multi-age settings, implementing High/Scope programs, conflict resolution, multicultural education, computer uses in education, adult-child interaction, child observation records, holiday celebrations and the dilemma of inclusion, classroom communities, parent-school relations, child individualized education plans, gifted and talented children, the politics of early childhood programs, literacy-based activities, anecdotal record-keeping, early childhood programs in Romania, active learning across generations, and outcomes-based education. (MDM)