For over 17 years, Boston Day and Evening Academy has served a population of young people often left behind: those who are off track to high school graduation or who have dropped out altogether. Through its competency-based approach, BDEA has tackled one of the toughest education conundrums of our time: how to recover low-skilled students two or…

Describes the day treatment program for adolescents at the Francis L. O'Brien Center for Youth Development in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Program components are (1) education, (2) "survival" skills, including employment preparation, and (3) leisure time activities. Interpersonal skills development permeates all program components. Youths…

The document contains policies and guidelines for the Child Center of Our Lady of Grace, a facility offering psychiatric evaluation and treatment for children (ages 4 to 17) in the St. Louis (Missouri and Illinois) region. After a brief statement of program rationale and an introduction to the program, services and policies are described.…

The article identifies factors that enhance the quality of life for mentally handicapped senior citizens and describes a successful day program designed as an alternative to segregated institutional placement. (PHR)

This report summarizes information from an annual survey on child care centers located in General Services Administration (GSA) space, reflecting status as of October 2, 1995. In 1995, 102 centers were operating, about a tenfold increase from 1985. Total enrollment in the centers is 6,496, and about 40% of the children are between 37 and 60 months…

This monograph presents descriptions of 11 residential and day treatment programs serving seriously emotionally disturbed youth. Each program's description includes information about the program's origins, type of children served, guiding philosophy and treatment approach, services offered, work with families, linkages with other child-serving…

Describes Sistering, a daytime drop-in program in Toronto for isolated women. Contends that the program's competence-oriented practice framework provides the nurturing and education the women need. The women are seen as individuals capable of learning effective ways of coping. (JAC)

Presenting a brief overview of the historical development, philosophy, programs, and facilities of the Battle Creek Public Schools' year-round outdoor education center, this document also details four current programs as follows: (1) a 30-week resident outdoor school program for fifth and sixth grade students; (2) a 25-week farm-garden program for…

Franki Lodge and her coworkers help run Toronto's Inner City Outtripping Centre (ICOC), an outdoor education program aimed at innercity youth. Started in 1995 to reduce conflict between rival gangs in Christie Pits Park, the organization has since grown to include the Paddle and Picnic program (day camps where kids, teens and even seniors canoe up…

To complement its outdoor physical activities, a New York day camp offered a visual media class. During the 6-day program, campers agreed on the theme of the video and which locations would be used, shot and edited the video, and made copies for each participant. As campers came to understand what the program was about, attendance increased. (TD)

This publication describes 12 outdoor education programs/centers serving persons with disabilities in their program curriculum. Each program is described in detail and each description includes an overview of purposes and goals, facility/site description, administration structure, program emphasis for disabled populations, and source of funding…

Describes an experimental program at the University of Surrey (England) to show children that education can be enjoyable and is not necessarily the regimented, apprehensive affair from which many suffer. The existing teenage program was extended to include younger children and school-vacation day programs were added to the evening classes. (MF)

In this article, the author talks about three special needs camps--Camp Kirk, Camp Talisman and Camp Caglewood. Camp Kirk's philosophy is to encourage their children to take risks in a structured setting, like high ropes courses, rock climbing wall, martial arts, and traditional activities like swimming, arts and craft, drama, and others. Once…

Written with the hope of improving communications within the outdoor/environmental education network, this catalogue lists 158 school boards or organizations and 40 camps in Ontario. It is organized by region and contains the following information for each group: Type of program (organized, incidental, residential, school based, elementary,…

The report describes the development and implementation of an international summer camp for mildly handicapped children and a training program for pre- and inservice elementary and special education personnel. The camp was begun in 1967 on Guam and served 200 children for a 7 week period. Participants chose five of the following 12 activities:…