Meridian Academy: Where Kids Are Visible and Valuable.

Sherman, Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ566713

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Meridian Academy: Where Kids Are Visible and Valuable.

Sherman, Lee

Northwest Education, v3 n4 p28-33 Sum 1998

Describes Meridian Academy, a small alternative high school for dropouts and potential dropouts near Boise, Idaho. Discusses the school's family-like supportive environment, teaching strategies that emphasize student projects and active learning, and discipline policies and practices. Sidebar presents a Meridian Academy teacher who was once an "uneducable" dropout. (SV)

Descriptors: Active Learning, Discipline, Dropout Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, High Risk Students, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Small Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: "Alternative Schools: Caring for Kids on the Edge." Volume 3 of Northwest Education is available in its entirety from EDRS; see ED 419 639.