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Parents will help evaluate Child Centred Learning at Sacred Heart education *system, last Tuesday's meeting was scheduled with a film Lt A PAUL SANDERSON A marke -- shift in attitude amng school and school board of- ficials was evident August 6, during their latest meeting at Midland's Sacred Heart elementary school with a group of parents still deeply concerned about the quality of their childrens' education. Last September, in accordance with a Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board of Education directive, the relatively unstructured, free-play, Child Centred Approach to Learning was introduced as a complete program for Junior and _ Senior Kindergarten students at Sacred Heart. Parents first officially expressed dissatisfa- ction with the progress and discipline of their children enrolled in the program al the school's regular May teachers' meeting. Since that time, a continued series of meetings has left concerned parents generally unsatisfied with the merits of Child Centred Learning. After an organized group of over 30 parents left a July 10 meeting at the school, thoroughly frustrated at their own lack of understanding with the newly adopted featuring The original retained for latest business members are Administrator the year. Aug.15 Couchiching Theatre Theatre Productions in "A Funny Thing Happened Music present Sheridan on the Way to the Forum," a_ hilarious A 'Chamberpot' - in every store Most of the 171 member businesses, with the Midland Chamber of Com- merce, should already have received the latest edition of the Chamber's spunky little newsletter, yesterday. The whimsically berpot"' was introduced last April, in a small, four page, newspaper formal black photographs with coloured graphics around the stories. formal has the second edition, complete the "Pot Watcher" (all the and commercial news), and "Pot Luck" (where 18 new welcomed to the Chamber of Commerce). The "Chamberpot"' is prepared by freelance editor Kathryn Downer with the advice and Carol Writer Carol Dimock, and Secretary Laurie St. Amant. Three hundred copies are currently being distributed, and another issue is scheduled for release before the end of titled, The Serious Business of Play, designed to explain Child Centred learning Bul despite the ex- cellent 40 minute film released in 1974, followed by a defence of the Child Centred concept by School Board Primary Education Specialist Anne Mur- phy, questions from the audience of almost 50 parents were focused almost exclusively on Sacred Heart's in- lerpretation of Child Centred Learning. While they generally accept the theory of a free play learning en- vironment, most parents in attendance wanted to know how to fairly evaluate the Child Centred pratice at Sacred Heart. In the almost two hours of debate and discussion that followed the film il became evident that further negoliation between parents and educators would be fruitless, until parents had spoken at length with the teachers and perhaps witnessed for themselves the atmosphere in an actual working classroom at Sacred Heart. Principal Neal Dillon admitted he had kept titled "Cham- and white been assistance of Baker, Staff musical comedy. The performance will be staged at the Orillia Opera House at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Opera House Box Office or by calling 326-8011. 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