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Prom, Sukai; And Others – 1984
The District of Columbia's Nature Computer Camp program, described and evaluated in this paper, was designed to reduce the geographical isolation of economically disadvantaged urban sixth graders, and to provide them with increased knowledge of the environmental and computer sciences. The paper begins by giving details of the program's management,…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Chrein, George – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1975
More than one thousand students in ten high schools throughout the City of New York are presently enrolled in an agricultural career program, specializing in farm production and management, ornamental horticulture, animal care, or conservation. More than 90 percent continue in occupational agriculture in the post-secondary schools. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Farm Occupations, Followup Studies, Off Farm Agricultural Occupations
Densham, William E. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1975
The program of the nation's only high school devoted strictly to agriculture-related programs is described. Paradoxically located in the nation's fourth-largest city, it boasts the world's largest Future Farmers of America chapter. Eighty-five acres of school property adjoin a city park utilized as an outdoor laboratory. (AJ)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Educational Facilities
Smith, Mary – 1973
With 7 adult sponsors, 40 students from 4 Massachusetts high schools participated in a successful 3-week-long summer trip in Maine. Intended to provide students with realistic challenges to help them gain a sense of pride and accomplishment, the program took one group of students down a Maine river and the other group on an 800-mile bicycle trip…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Bicycling, Canoeing
Sherman, Jack E.; Giblin, Thomas R. – 1978
A field based program for preservice education majors is described. In addition to a formal classroom approach, prospective teachers are given complete responsibility for creating, planning, and teaching a two-week summer enrichment program for children in grades three through eight. The program is arranged through the cooperation of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Field Experience Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Download full textWALL, LEWIS E. – 1967
FIVE 8-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTES IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING WERE CONDUCTED FROM 1963 TO 1965 TO ASSIST 353 PARTICIPANTS IN DEVELOPING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR TEACHING SPECIALIZED COURSES IN A 2-YEAR VOCATIONAL PREPARATORY CURRICULUM IN BUSINESS DATA PROCESSING. THIS STUDY AIMED TO DETERMINE (1) THE INSTITUTES' SUCCESS IN ALLEVIATING…
Descriptors: Business Education, Data Processing, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions
Milgram, Roberta M. – 1979
Informal and formal programing for gifted children in grades 4 through 12 in Israel are described. After school and summer enrichment programs, special classes and special schools for the gifted are discussed; and a number of programs for gifted children from disadvantaged backgrounds are presented. The author reports on her own research studies…
Descriptors: Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
PACE I.D. Center, South San Francisco, CA. – 1967
Ninety-eight young children with learning or behavior problems participated in a 5-week summer program. The objective of the program was to provide (1) an activity-oriented group experience, (2) continuity of experience between June and September, and (3) a closer relationship with an adult than is possible during the school term. All Pacers, as…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Elementary School Students
Buntin, L. Ann – 1967
Forty-two teachers and supervisors, selected by the Texas Education Agency, participated in a 2-week workshop designed to provide an intensive study of the disadvantaged and to increase the effectiveness of teachers of culturally disadvantaged youth, primarily in the area of occupational training. Scholars in the fields of sociology and psychology…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Minority Groups, Poverty
Bechtel, Leland P. – 1975
Reported are the final 2 years of a program which provided identification and remediation services for 60 potentially dyslexic preschool children and 45 dyslexic elementary grade children. Described for the preschool program are materials and evaluative devices and methods of remediation which stressed development of perceptual motor skills,…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education
Leland, Arthur L.; And Others – 1972
A three-week intensive training program is described for preparing paraprofessionals to organize, develop, and establish Occupational Resource Centers (ORC) in elementary and secondary schools and related community agencies. The training program is based on a specific task analysis of the position of developing and operating an ORC. A behavior…
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Relations
Labahn, William F.; Good, Dale W. – 1968
A summer program for teachers of K-12 science is described, with examples of the activities provided. The emphasis was on developing an inquiry-type technique for use with gifted children, and classroom activities using a variety of published programs. "Elementary Science Study,""Introductory Physical Science," and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Gifted, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Breivogel, W. F.; And Others – 1973
This is a report of an EPDA sponsored project which trained program directors, administrators, teachers, parent educators, Policy Advisory Committee chairmen and parents, as well as other key staff members to implement the Florida Parent Education Follow Through Model. There are two major parts (VI and VII) to this report. The first part describes…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Instructional Materials, Interviews
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1971
New York City Schools operate a summer junior-high-school program which includes an intensive program of remedial reading. Students are admitted to the program only if they are reading at least two grade levels below their actual grade level as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Tests. Reading classes of about 25 students each participate in…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Junior High School Students, Library Services, Program Descriptions
Hyman, Kim Houston – Camping Magazine, 1987
Camp Kingsmont, a weight reduction and fitness facility for boys and girls located near West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, traditionally celebrates International Day each July. Campers design costumes, prepare native dances and songs, enjoy an outdoor feast, stage an "International Beautyless Contest," and gather around a bonfire to view a…
Descriptors: Camping, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
