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CONTACT: Frances Chamberlain (860) 868-7377 ext. 221

February, 2002

Washington,CT ... The Glenholme School in Washington is taking a new approach to Martin Luther King Day this year. Instead of one day off from school, the students will spend 10 days studying the life of Dr. King and creating videotaped presentations as part of "The Kindness and Justice Challenge," part of a national initiative.

Each cottage on campus will complete a presentation to be presented to all students, faculty, staff and administration. Students in the two cottages who are deemed to have the best presentation will be honored with a special dinner with guests in the following week.

The week-long program began January 21 as students handed in ballots nominating faculty who they see involved in a kind or just act. During their observance of kind and just acts, each cottage began preparing for the kind of presentation they would like to do.

On subsequent days students read the "I Have a Dream" speech, studied a Civil Rights Timeline, and completed exercises relating to the themes of marches on Washington for jobs and freedom. Topics include peace for everyone, taking responsibility, and understanding that an individual can create a ripple.

The videotapes were previewed by the whole school on Thursday, January 31.
The Glenholme School is a center of The Devereux Foundation, an organization with centers in 12 states and the District of Columbia. Devereux Glenholme, in Washington, CT., is a residential program for boys and girls, ages 5 to 16, who have behavioral, learning or emotional difficulties. The school has been providing a structured learning environment for these students for the past 30 years.

For more information about Devereux Glenholme, visit our website at www.theglenholmeschool.org.