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Princeton-Blairstown Center
ALTERNATE NAME
PBC
FORMER NAME
Princeton Education Center at Blairstown and Princeton
ADDRESS
Princeton University, 350 Alexander St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-258-3340 - Princeton Offices
908-362-6765 - Blairstown Campus
FAX
609-258-2624 - Princeton Offices
INTERNET ADDRESS
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/pbcenter
ADMINISTRATOR
Wardell Robinson-Moore, Interim Executive Director
CONTACT NAME
Michele Kelly, Coordinator of Special Events & Publications
DESCRIPTION
A 100-year-old private non-profit organization providing
adventure-based learning at its 273-acre campus in
northwestern New Jersey. Thousands of underserved youth
from Newark, Tenton, Camden, New York City and Philadelphia
have spent summer weeks in challenging, rewarding programs
that foster emotional growth, conducted by highly trained,
dedicated instructors. The principal components of program
development and delivery are a combination of social and
emotiona learning and experiential education. There are five core
groups of competencies: self-awareness, self-management,
social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making.
PROGRAMS
Multi-Year Programs: 3- to 6-year commitments with the same
cohort of urban youth between the ages of 11 and 18.
Year-round Delivery of Learning Experiences in the classroom,
the community and Blaristown-based campus.
Balanced multiple education models incorporating the SAFE
curriculum, cooperative learning (use of small groups of 10 or
fewer), and differentiated instruction.
Full-scale support for deep partnerships including
administration, teacher involvement and parent/guardian
participation
Systematic Evaluation to measure the efficacy of the programs
FOUNDED
1908
SUBJECTS
Camping
Children and Youth
Counseling
Employment and Training
Volunteer Training and Placement
LAST UPDATED
3/08