This paper describes a project undertaken to legitimize the role of affective education in the development of the "whole" child. The two major objectives of Project Self are: (1) to gain acceptance of the study of one's self as a legitimate subject matter for students and teachers so that self-study curriculum and techniques will be accepted as subject matter in the participating schools and; (2) to develop an affective-humanistic curriculum in self study. The major activities and methods used to accomplish these objectives are described. The results of the federal validation study of Project Self are presented. The latter study examined the goals and objectives of the project and determined the validity of its theoretical model and operational functioning. (SJL)