This newsletter contains a supplementary directory of alternative schools in the United States and Canada, grouped alphabetically by State or Province including the name, address, and grade levels of each listed new school. Corrections to SO 001 788, the Directory of New, Innovative Schools, are in a second section. Finally, regional…

Entries in the bibliography are catagorized as books; journals; or articles, chapters, and monographs. A research report and three books are also reviewed. (MLF)

This article looks at the characteristics necessary for optional programs to be truly "optional" and to succeed. (CD)

A view of future means of developing human potential through gifted child education, including discussions of school role, early identification and development of the gifted, student teacher relationships and teacher role, mentors, programing, student support services, community-based and community-involved learning, integrative learning,…

Alternative educational programs have been highly developed in the 1970s, but need to be organized for the right student and the right teacher. There is no need to fragment education; alternative schools within a school can be organized to meet the needs of both teachers and students. (JC)

Developed by the National Education Association Task Force on Testing, this list of alternatives to standardized tests and testing programs includes the use of anecdotal records, oral presentations, student contracts, self and peer evaluations, and teacher-made tests.

Fiedel School, which has been in operation for a quarter of a century, emphasizes learning through the arts. The first alumni of the School were contacted and asked to share their perceptions about the School and its effect on their lives. (Author/NQ)

By treating a school as a subculture, the Center for New Schools hopes to use the techniques of anthropology to elucidate behavioral problems which may be keeping school members from achieving their goals. (JC)

Defines "open education" and "alternative education" in an attempt to clarify the educational philosophy associated with each term. As a result, alternative education will become more realistic to parents, thereby surviving the tide of educational change. (RK)

Outlines the benefits individual students experience at the Alternative Learning Center in Evergreen, Washington. An important element in the successful operation of a school of choice is the admissions procedure. To provide a clear and informed decision in school choice this school's admission procedure includes information, screening, and…

This study compared the learning preferences of 37 adult students enrolled in a nontraditional baccalaureate program with those of 26 students in a traditional one. Significant differences were found between the groups in terms of the degree to which they preferred to structure their own learning. (JOW)

Classroom environment measures were used to evaluate alternative high schools which catered to adult learners. These schools have an environment more suited to adult students than do traditional high schools. (RB)

Santa Cruz City Traveling School was created to help youngsters cope with life pressures and complexities and gain a more complete education. Each semester, 36 students in grades 7-12 tour a region of the U.S. or Canada in a school bus. They live in hostels and group camps while being taught full range of academics and personal growth skills. (MLH)

Discusses clinical placement for a leadership/management course at the University of North Dakota College of Nursing. The program used nontraditional settings such as the YMCA, nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals, and senior citizens' centers as alternate sites for nursing practice and work. (JOW)

Describes the first successful year of planning and operating a self-supporting enrichment summer school program for 350 first through eighth grade students in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 22 courses offered students opportunities to explore new topic areas in nontraditional ways. (PGD)