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French, Jim – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
One of the deadliest and most destructive tornadoes in the history of the United States ripped through the southeast Missouri town of Joplin on May 22, 2011. As it traveled along a 13-mile path it claimed 161 lives and caused more than $151 million in damages. Ten schools were damaged or destroyed and Joplin High School was a total loss. Just 48…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Weather, High Schools, Community Action
Gillis, Harold Leon, Jr. – 1981
High school students in grades 8-12 participated in an experimental three-weekend camping and construction project designed to measure the personal and social growth potential of a non-risk, challenging, generative-based experience. Twenty-three students were matched and randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Camping, Construction Programs, Educational Research