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Outward Bound Goes to the Inner City.
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Buchanan, David – Educational Leadership, 1993
A program at the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center in Boston (Massachusetts) supplements the traditional program of ropes and rocks with community service, giving urban students opportunities to try out new leadership skills in local neighborhoods. (MLF)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Community Services, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
When Students Lead Parent-Teacher Conferences.
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Le Countryman, Lyn; Schroeder, Merrie – Educational Leadership, 1996
Dissatisfied with their present parent-teacher conference format, an Iowa middle school perused the literature on student-led conferences and established three program implementation phases: initial preparations, conferences, and evaluations. Students selected portfolio items, decided what to discuss with parents, and rehearsed the conference…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Teacher Conferences