Promising methods utilized in small rural high schools to provide a wider range of experiences for students are identified and described. Programs reported on include the Arctic Nursing Program, Career Research Program, Contractual Study Program, Eye-opening Experience, Field Experience Program, Guitar and Folk Music Program, Individualized Instruction in Business Education, a program on Learning Packages in English, Non-graded Language Arts Program, Office Training Laboratory, Operation Help, Sea and Fisheries Training, Seventh Period Activity Program, Tutorial Program, and a program on Using Community Resources. Each program is described in terms of identified needs, program development, description of the practice, considerations for implementation, costs, outcome, and sources of further information. (SW)