A summer enrichment program at the University of Redlands (California) for elementary and junior high gifted students focused on leadership skills, specifically creativity problem solving in groups. Data analysis and measurement posed a problem. (CL)

The article summarizes methodology and results of tests given to 30 13-year-old students who were nominated by their six schools as scientifically talented, for a summer science enrichment course at Nene College, England. Reported are children's ideas about the "ideal" classroom, the "ideal" teacher, and the "ideal"…

Pre- and posttest scores showed that LD students regress in their reading skills when they experience extended breaks in their educational programs during the summer months. Also, a five-week summer reading program during either the first or last half of the summer can prevent this regression. (SW)

Describes a project in a summer art program for gifted junior high school students. Students studied Marisol Escobar's "found object assemblages" in which combined shaded drawings pass for sculpture and then created their own sculptures based on characters in the "Wizard of Oz." (AM)

Rexnord Inc. offers summer jobs to teachers in a program designed to narrow the gap in communication between business and education. (Author/WD)

Extols the virtues of going to summer conferences, which include the revitalization of a teacher's spirit. (RL)

Reports on the difficulties a teacher had while trying to compose her first poetry assignment at the Bread Loaf School of English. (RL)

Urges others to take advantage of study abroad in the adult education program offered at Oxford, as one English teacher and her husband did. (RL)

Describes the Summer Scholars program in which 20 high school students in the top of their class take two community college courses in the summer between their junior and senior years. Discusses the courses offered, credit, program success and benefits. (AYC)

Described is a New York State summer art program designed to bring exceptionally talented high school students to work in a professional setting with well-known artists. (KC)

Describes an annual summer workshop at the University of Central Florida (UCF) that seeks to interest minority high school students in journalism, to encourage them to attend college, and to acquaint them with UCF. Describes some of the difficulties and some of the solutions tried. (TJ)

Fifty children, eight to twelve years old, took part in a summer Medieval Arts Workshop in which they studied and produced art, music, and drama typical of that era. (Author/SJL)

Describes the Smithsonian's summer program which emphasizes the development of language skills for hearing-impaired elementary school children. In week-long sessions, students concentrate on one part of the collection. Emphasis is on naming objects and understanding concepts by engaging in a number of reinforcement activities. (KC)

Outlines a summer session for gifted students in the performing arts held by the Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland. (JM)