This 6-week course for students at Ruffing Montessori Middle School provides instruction in communication skills, information on human development, and instruction on skills useful in working as a volunteer or tutor. It culminates with service given to first graders in the primary environment and lays the foundation for the extended community work…

Ethnic Neighborhoods Study, which is a six-week course developed for eighth graders at Ruffing Montessori School East, offers students an opportunity to research their own ethnicity, observe the social and cultural diversity of other people, and study one of the many nationality settlements in Cleveland. (MDM)

A six-week program of social service and education for eighth graders at Ruffing East Montessori School focuses on aging and connects each pupil with a resident of a local retirement community. Through reading, attending classes, keeping a journal, interviewing, and creative writing, the students develop a greater understanding of and respect for…