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` C" <br /> i <br /> i <br /> -116 <br /> been added to the curriculum of grades 4-6. Once each week Mr. <br /> Edward Heywood, instrumental music supervisor for the towns of <br /> '; Sandwich and Mashpee, gives lessons to those who possess instru- <br /> ments. <br /> Children in grades K-3 are receiving instruction in the Orff <br /> Method of Music under Mrs. Maureen Enos, former director of <br /> music in the town of Lexington, Mass. and at present an instructor <br /> at the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music. <br /> "Orff for Children" is a method of teaching children in groups <br /> a combination of the techniques necessary to make music, co- <br /> ordinating the use of musical instruments, voice, poetry and dance. <br /> Devised by the German composer Carl Orff in the 1940's, this <br /> method has gained increasing acceptance throughout the world. <br /> Volunteers and Para-Professionals <br /> Each year parents, volunteers and para-professionals who have <br /> !' talents contribute their services to the school on a part time basis. <br /> Some help by tutoring on a one to one basis in reading and arith- <br /> metic, others aid by assisting the teacher with clerical and other class- <br /> room chores. May we express appreciation to Mrs. Marjorie Leon- <br /> ard, a retired school teacher, who gives an hour or more each day <br /> working with slow learners. Miss Marlene Mihos, a talented young <br /> junior college graduate, who worked for a few months before re- <br /> turning to college helping children in many ways, and to Col.Eugene <br /> jl Clark, historian and marine biologist who each year presents his <br /> slides and lectures on Cape Cod marine life, ecology and the <br /> Eastern Eskimos to our children. <br /> Trends in Education <br /> Occasionally I comment on recent trends in education. Re- <br /> cently the basic concept in teaching is rapidly changing, that of <br /> teaching a group or class. <br /> l For too many years it has been considered necessary that a <br /> teacher work with a group and function within the framework of <br /> four-walled classrooms. There were no practical alternatives. To- <br /> day, innovations-of many types have expanded the capabilities of <br /> ji teachers—instruction is designed to meet the capabilities of learners. <br /> l' Throughout the country new ideas are spreading. One sees or <br /> reads of the Continuous Progress Plan, Contracts, Unipacs, IPI and <br /> other innovations: <br /> t <br />