Recounts the author's experiences in theatre education with students in the small, rural Peacham School in Vermont. The evolution of theatre concepts, philosophy, practices and community acceptance are described. (MH)

Significant improvements in funding the initiation of new educational programs and the improvement of existing programs have been achieved in Oklahoma in the past two years. (Author/MLF)

Describes Occupational Competency Credit program at East Texas State University, which grants students college credit for competencies acquired through work experience related to their educational objectives. (JG)

Examines the Program for Local Service (PLS), which began in 1943 in the Seattle area. Essentially, the program provided for youth volunteers to serve in approved public or nonprofit organizations. (Author/AM)

Ancient techniques of fabric embellishment merge with present-day attitudes about expressive values in art. (Editor)

Describes an art program staffed by volunteers and utilizing materials costing an average of less than $50.00 per school. It attempts to supplement the teaching of art in the elementary grades by introducing youngsters to fine art and encouraging their enjoyment and appreciation of it. (Author/RK)

Using the process of situational learning effectively we develop the capacity to discover who and what we are. This technique affords us the opportunity to explore how we were conditioned into the patterns and habits that now compose our being. (Author)

Three Oaks Elementary School in Fort Myers, Florida, was the first school to adopt Core Knowledge, an articulated K-6 curriculum promoted by E.D. Hirsch, author of "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know" (1987). Hirsch feels that emphasizing skills over knowledge unintentionally injures disadvantaged students. Program…

Describes the new "basic" preschool program which focuses on enhancing, rather than accelerating, all children's development and enhancing health care. Centered upon Vygotsky's theory of development, such preschool programs focus on play as the leading activity of preschool children, organize the child's material environment, and thereby…

Describes development of the Early Head Start program for low-income pregnant women and families with children from birth to age 3. Discusses the program's goals and the creation of Early Head Start when Head Start was reauthorized in 1994. Describes the Early Head Start model programs, addressing the confusion about the relationship between Head…

Describes a school-within-a-school voluntary alternative program in a large suburban high school. Discusses specific components of the program and how they meet student needs for connection, competence, self-control, and contribution. Outlines admission procedures, team-building retreats, leadership development and other components of the program.…

Describes a program intended to improve the school attendance of truant students, called the Mentoring and Tutoring Help (MATH) program. Discusses the importance of mentors and their roles in the MATH program, and presents the 18 most critical organizational steps for truancy intervention in the program. (SR)

Describes a solution-focused debriefing group model for adult survivors of violence, which integrates Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) and solution-focused counseling techniques. Discusses how to debrief team members, group size, the seven stages of CISD, and solution-focused debriefing group techniques. (RJM)