The Threshold Program has linked with the Developmental and Learning Programs at Children's Hospital . Bill Mitchell, Threshold's consulting psychologist since 1982, will also serve as the clinical director of Children's program. In this year's drive, United Way total donations increased by nearly 18 percent and the average donation amount increased substantially. Cultural Institutes Travel to Santa Fe and Ireland Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Glencolmcille-Donegal, Ireland, are the locations for the Traditions and Cultures Institutes for Summer 1999. The Institutes, which combine field site and academic study, feature local experts and Lesley faculty who guide explorations into the history, art, architecture, literature, folklore, and ecology of the sites.
Participants design their own learning experiences in consultation with faculty advisors.
A final project is an application of pedagogical experiences in the Institute. Undergraduate, graduate and non-credit options are available. Combined, these grants will fund the implementation of Reading Recovery and the Early Literacy Learning Initiative at the Blackstone, Gardner, Marshall, Mattahunt, Ohrenberger, and Quincy elementary schools. The school now has a starter Internet connection for its main office, library and several classrooms. Lesley, with the Balfour Foundation, has been instrumental in supporting the school technology committee and making possible the acquisition of equipment to support student learning through technology.