Participants in the Blairstown 2014 retreat form the year p79 was born. Below, the short segment on Project '79 produced by Classroom Closeup, the Emmy-winning magazine.
Welcome
The program was conceived in the mid-1970s when Westfield Superintendent Laurence F. Greene identified the need to support students at risk of dropping out of WHS. Led by Alan Lantis, a team of teachers spent nearly two years researching various alternative education settings throughout the northeast. They learned that a successful program needed to support the cognitive as well as affective domains of students: this new program had to be rigorous, relevant, and based on solid teacher-student relationships.
Who are we? For students of average to superior academic ability who have not found success in the traditional school environment, Project '79 is a community of learners who want to excel. Our members thrive in an environment with smaller classes, hands on learning opportunities, arts and technology-infused interdisciplinary projects, and closer connections to teachers.