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ERIC Number: EJ585639
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
A Newcomer's High School.
Schnur, Bruce
Educational Leadership, v56 n7 p50-52 Apr 1999
Liberty High School is a one-year transitional school in New York City dedicated to helping immigrant students feel welcome, adjust to their new environment, learn to read and write in English, and become self-assured. Led by a "hands-on" principal, the school specializes in life skills and free clinic referrals. (MLH)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, English (Second Language), High Schools, Immigrants, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literacy Education, Principals, Referral, Self Esteem, Transitional Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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