The Texas A and M University Principals' Center serves principals by providing them with the orientation, skills, and understanding to enhance their position as instructional leaders in their schools. Some of the services offered include a Summer Academy with nine regional clusters to support principals in their regions, and a toll-free hotline…

Describes a summer writing workshop conducted by author Jake MacDonald for a group of secondary school students. (DF)

Some colleges offer fellowships and grants to enable students to pursue academically relevant summer projects. Some summer fellowship programs emphasize public service works. Some students' summer programs are described including one student's work fighting blindness in Nepal. (MLW)

The Community Adjustment Program (CAP), a summer collaborative effort between a residential school and a public school intermediate unit to instruct visually impaired mainstreamed adolescents in adaptive living and social skills, supplemented the limited daily living instruction available in the public school system. (Author/CL)

Outlines the special summer humanities institutes for secondary school principals that began at three universities in 1984 and were funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. (MD)

The article discusses two ways gifted high school students can accumulate college credits while in high school: through the advanced placement program and through college courses on a part-time basis during the academic year or in a summer program. (CL)

Describes the Stanford Adolescent Weight Loss Camp, which taught eating and exercise skills to 25 overweight adolescents. At posttreatment, reductions were achieved in weight, with improved habits and weight management concepts. Parent and participant assessment of the camp was very positive. (JAC)

Tips on organizing a creative teaching experience for summer vacation time are offered. Program organization, student selection, course content, publicity, and funding are aspects to be considered when planning a summer arts program. (DF)

This report describes the second year of an award-winning summer enrichment program aimed at developing independent learning skills and encouraging lifelong learning in gifted elementary students. The program featured contact with university scholars actively involved in problem solving, introduction to general bodies of knowledge, and in-depth…

Good records of a vocational agriculture program should be divided into three areas: a tentative schedule of summer activities, a daily diary of actual happenings, and a thorough summary report. Listed are eight reasons for the importance of this record system. (Author/MS)

Harvard Family Research Project's series of Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots distills the wealth of information compiled in our Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database and Bibliography into a single report. Each Snapshot examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. This Snapshot draws on information from Harvard…

For more than a decade, demand for summer school has been increasing nationwide. Currently, approximately 10 percent of all students--or 5 million students in elementary through high school--enroll in summer school. Increased demands may continue because of shifts in family dynamics with more single-parent families and more working parents in need…

Many times summer language immersion administrators and instructors overlook the rich collections housed in various town libraries. Students of French immersion programs have an opportunity to utilize local libraries. This essay describes the facilities and services of five libraries in La Pocatiere, Quebec. A series of interviews of librarians…

Selection and training of coached clients and benefits resulting from their use (such as help in providing feedback to the trainee) are discussed. Reactions of students included in the program are given with suggestions for future improvements. (Author/EAK)