A Los Angeles based grassroots organization, the Thursday Night Group, promotes the vision that the world can be different and that we all--adults and children--can do something to find solutions to the nuclear threat. How the group serves as a resource to elementary and secondary schools is described. (RM)

Twenty-three exemplary art education programs in California school districts are identified and described. Selected on the basis of criteria stressing program management and commitment, these programs represent three categories: comprehensive multiart experiences, in-school programs, and shared community-school resources. The comprehensive…

A very successful artist-in-education program in which jazz musicians introduced elementary students in Augusta (Georgia) to jazz music is described. Students were involved in many activities, including instrumental improvisation, singing, reading staff notation, choreography, and composing jazz. (RM)

The San Francisco Opera Guild sponsors the Operatunities Program which introduces elementary and secondary students in California to opera. For example, each year the Scholar Opera visits 130 schools from San Francisco to San Jose, exposing approximately 50,000 youngsters to the music and drama of opera. (RM)

Activities involved in coordinating community services for handicapped children in the Austin Early Childhood Special Education (AECSE) Program are reviewed. Needs are explained to be identified through records review and appraisal of the health screening programs. Establishing priorities and developing cooperation between parents, staff, and the…

The role of the educator can become one of identifying the various community resources of an educational nature that can be utilized by learners. An elementary school project at Red Oak, Iowa, and a University of Nebraska graduate student project utilizing community resources are described. (BP)

The report describes the Pro-Child Project, a program designed to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect in Arlington County, Virginia. Program objectives are noted to include public awareness development, identification and treatment of abusive and neglectful families, and coordination and expansion of community resources. Sections cover…

A four-part publication places intergenerational programming in the larger context of community renewal and well-being. Part I, "The Basics: What, Who, and Why," contains two articles. The first, by Kathlyn Thorp, defines intergenerational activities and considers organizations which should be involved in such activities and possible…

Described is a social education project developed for 13-18 year olds in Dudley, England. The project's major objectives were to broaden the school curriculum to relate it more closely to real life and to promote community participation, particularly by employers. (Author/RM)

An outreach program for gifted upper elementary students developed at the Hirshhorn Museum is described. Objectives are to teach visual literacy, to present the materials using the inquiry method, to use art history and criticism to develop students' looking skills, and to encourage parents to attend classes and museum visits. (RM)

This directory contains information for preschool programs, elementary schools, parent organizations, and community agencies on how partnership programs can help young at-risk students. The directory focuses on partnerships that collaborate, using the resources of home, school, and community (HSC) to serve children from birth to 8 years old, and…

This inventory contains summaries of current and completed activities sponsored or conducted by local collaborative councils through the Work-Education Consortium Project. The summaries are grouped into ten issue area/process categories: (1) engaging community resources for youth; (2) opportunities for work and service experience; (3) employment…

In a built environment program, parts of the community are brought right into the classroom for detailed study, and all activities are related to the specific characteristics of the local environment. A built environment project for primary schools in British Columbia is described and evaluated. (RM)

The primary purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of combining existing resources of the community and the community college system in an educational program that can provide maximum latitude for individual abilities and interests of students involved in the Chicano Studies area. Current literature on innovative programs in higher…

The Cultural Education Collaborative in Boston has developed a model for utilizing cultural institutions, such as museums and theater companies, as career education resources. Institutional staff are introduced to career education, then paired with teachers to plan curricula. This description is part of a theme issue on art education. (SJL)