The Barstow/Alexander Institute in Crete, Nebraska, at Doane College was one of the best, if not the best arranged workshops I've attended.

The superbly organized seven and half day Institute offered a variety of large and small group sessions in diverse locations. The schedule kept us alert with no time to get bored or distracted!

We met, for example, in a dorm lounge, in dorm rooms, in a class room, on stage, on a balcony, under the trees, and in a rose garden to name a few places. At times all the participants met together. Other times we met in small groups of three or four. The private individual sessions with an instructor proved to be especially valuable.

In addition to the organization of the workshop, the seven instructors each could be considered master teachers. They kept the groups on track, guided the learning with skill, and kept the focus on the topic at hand.

Combine organization and instructor skill with interesting participants and a delightful wooded setting of a lake, swans, raccoons, rabbits, birds of all kinds, and deer, plus a friendly, helpful college staff, and what more could you want? Fun? We had that too--a talent show, a trip to Lincoln, star gazing, and so much more. This Institute was first-rate!