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Peer reviewedChamberlain, Valerie M.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1994
The Greenwood in Vermont provides residential care for elders, day care for preschoolers, and after-school care for school-aged children. It is economically profitable and contributes to positive interactions between children and adults. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Children
Parsons, Cynthia – 1987
SerVermont is a volunteer program for high school students. The program stresses public service in the community and is intended to teach students the value of personal volunteer service to their local communities. During SerVermont's first year of operation, 11 high schools were awarded minigrants to be used in developing programs in which…
Descriptors: Community Programs, High School Students, High Schools, Intergenerational Programs
Parsons, Cynthia – 1988
SerVermont is a volunteer program for high school students. The program stresses public service in the community and is intended to teach students the value of personal volunteer service to their local communities. During SerVermont's second year of operation, 15 high schools were awarded minigrants ($200 if one teacher was involved, $300 if more…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Financial Support, High School Students, High Schools
Skelding, Mark; Kemple, Martin; Kiefer, Joseph – 2001
This guide is designed to take teachers through a step-by-step process for developing an integrated, standards-based curriculum that focuses on the stories, history, folkways, and agrarian traditions of the local community. Such a place-based curriculum helps students to become culturally literate, makes learning relevant and engaging, draws on…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Activities, Community Schools, Cultural Literacy
