Describes several programs which help bridge the gap between school and community, including visiting retirement homes, babysitting classes for boys, cross-age tutoring, and a biracial team program. Suggests that developing interpersonal caring and social responsibility is as important to educational excellence as academics. (JAC)

Explores Native American concepts and meanings surrounding relationships involving elders, children, leadership, spirituality, and other issues. Concentrates on Native American traditionalism as it relates to the informal education of Native American children and provides an alternative educational approach based on certain universal humanistic…