PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 1983, WHITBY 1FREE PRESS' Board approves alternative education program The Durham Board of Education bas approved the creation of special Classrooms for publie school chlldren that wil ernphaslze the emotion- al and psychologlcal .development of stu- dents. At its meeting Mon- day nlght, the board ap- proved "in principle" a proposai submltted by a group of Durham par- ents who want alterna- tives to the traditional structure of public school education. The special class- rooms would provide a voluntary alternative to single grade progres- sion through public school. Children would be encouraged to work through the materlal at their own pace while stili using conventional textbooks. In givlng its approval ii principle"' to the proposai, the board would allow some class- rooms te start as early as 1984. Trustees want to gather more informa- tion about the program before classrooms are set Up. The parents hope the classroorns wil be based on the foilowlng principles: e*education will be gear- ed to the individual chlld and will sHow hlmn to progreos at bis own Pace e children wlIl be en- couraged to develop a good self image through positive reinforcemnent and attention te emo- tional needs e the program would make heavy use of parents would be responsible for trans- portation to schools where the program li; available. The curriculum would be determined by teach- Whi*tby students entertain support of active par- ents who are committed te, the phllosophy. or three such clams- rooms will be created in schools In Durham Re- audiene in e~innI nnfL parents as- teachers- aids, whlle it would be administered by teach- Whitby's finest public schools, who were. Edwards (Regional ers and principals speakers entertained chosen te represent Councillor), Lynda Buf- Children would bo about 130 people at the their school at the fet (Presideznt of the grouped in larger age Royal Canadian -Le- Legion contest, spoke on Chamber of Commerce) groupa,, possibly tkn gion's annual public everything from peanut and Nancy Spencer in three or four grades. speaklng contest- last butter and commercials (Wbltby Toastmistress) The program would be Sunday. te unusual records. had a difficult time entirely voluntary and Students from Whitby Presiding judges Tom choosing winners from %.p LL k .007 w the 34 contestants. The followlng stu- dents were presented with plaques from the Leglon for their fine ef- forts. Flrst place wln- ners' in each category will represent Whitby at the zone finals In Pick- ering next Sunday. Grades 4, 5, and 6: Flrst Place: Jennifer Adair, Grade 6, Dr. Robert Thornten school. Second Place: Heather Berry, Grade 5, E.A. rairman school. Third Place: Nancy Martin, Grade 6, Dr. Robert Thornten school. Grades 7 and 8: First Place: Andrea David- son, Grade 7, Whitby Senior Public school. Second Place: Debbie Selman, Grade 8, St. Theresa sehool. Third Place: Jonathon Sufrin, Grade 7, St. John the Evangelist. Grades 9 and 10: First Place: Rachelle Dwyer, Dents O'Connor Separate Sehool. J eweilers GETIN ON THE 'GLASS WITHGM' SPECIALNOW! When you make a gasoline purchase of 32 litres or more, ask your Texaco Retailer for a "Star Tumbler" coupon. The more coupons you collect the more you will save on these quality 11I4 oz tumblers. 1 Star Tumbler Coupon + 494* One Star Tumbler 2 Star Tumbler Coupons + 39e* One Star Tumbler 3 Star Tumbler Coupons + 29e* One Star Tumbler. *or less Start your "Star Tumbler" collection now Another good reason to visit your participating Texaco Retailer. $1o9ooo Tass Jeweilers Ltd. in the Whitby Mail was robbed of several gold rings valued at $10,O00 last fiday evening, police report. A police spokesman said two men entered the stere at about 6: 30 p.m. and began ques- tioning the salesclerk. Wbile one man bad the attention of the clerk, another picked the lock of a display case and removed several gold rings. One man is descrlbed as white, six feet tail, approximately 175 pounds with sbaggy black collar Iength bah,. He was wearing grey dress pants, a jean jack- et and a black leather three-quarter length coat. The second man is described as white, 5 fdet, six inches, appro- ximately 20o pounds with curly shoulder lengtb brown bair. He was wearing a green nylon bomber jacket. Both men are between the ages 0f 23 and 27. FUNYP Tass kit fo r