GROTON, MA. This organization’s mission is to reinforce healthy and respectful behavior among children, teens and communities. Says Alice Anne Barbo, its former president:
“The Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY) used the books donated by the JW Foundation as a part of our Parent-to-Parent Network book discussion series. We provided copies to the libraries in our [...]
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Schools and organizations nationwide are working with The Art of Learning Project in new and exciting ways.
Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY)
Categories: organizations, programsNew Castle Correctional Facility
Categories: organizations, programsNEW CASTLE, IN. Lead recreation specialist, Kurnie Nickson, used The Art of Learning and the game of chess to educate prison inmates about the learning and decision-making process to enable them to make better choices in prison and, upon their release, outside, so as to avoid repeat incarceration. The inmates working with the book “love [...]
Mount Vernon High School
Categories: programs, schoolsPatrice Wallace-Moore, a former basketball star at MVHS in New York, and the present team coach, has given 15 books to her players and volunteer facilitators. The facilitators will use The Art of Learning with the students both on and off the court to help them with their athletic performance as well as their reading [...]
Wood River High School
Categories: programs, schoolsCarol Stilz is bringing The Art of Learning to the debate team at Wood River High School in Hailey, Idaho with the goal of “[unifying] a team of individuals who see their differences instead of their similarities and developing a spirit of mutual support, respect and cooperation instead of competition.”
Fruitport Community Schools
Categories: programs, schoolsThis school in Fruitport, Michigan conducts a reading group for its 40 coaches who read and discuss a new book each month to elevate their coaching and teaching skills. They are presently focusing on The Art of Learning.
Jefferson Elementary School
Categories: programs, schoolsJefferson Elementary School in Farmington, Missouri is using The Art of Learning in a three-month book study group with 40 faculty members teaching grades one through four.
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