Abstract
Begun in 1979, the Waterways Project, which provides literary arts program experience for at risk students in New York City, is described in this paper. The Waterways Project was started as a service organization for small press publishers and writers. The paper recounts the project's involvement in book fairs, computer programming, a literary arts publishing program, and adult poetry workshops. The director of the project relates of several students' experiences with individualized lessons at the computer. The paper also describes the project's clientele, i.e., students with drug problems, high school dropouts, and youths in transition. The goal of the project is identified in the paper as giving students the encouragement to try to have their work published, which is intended to give them direction. An appendix containing the project's history concludes the paper. (MS)
Citation
Spiegel, R.A. Computers and the Waterways' Project. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/140517/.
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