Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms

Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms
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Publisher : Redleaf Press
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 9781605544205
ISBN-13 : 1605544205
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Book Synopsis Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms by : Eric Nelson

Download or read book Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms written by Eric Nelson and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create an outdoor learning program Transform outdoor spaces into learning environments where children can enjoy a full range of activities as they spend quality time in nature. This book is filled with guidance to help you plan, design, and create an outdoor learning program that is a rich, thoughtfully equipped, natural extension of your indoor curriculum. Loaded with practical and creative ideas, it also includes information to help you Understand how outdoor classrooms benefits children’s learning and development Collaborate with other teachers, administrators, and families to make your outdoor classroom a reality Create development and action plans to strategize and implement changes Evaluate your outdoor environment, program, and practices Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms promotes the idea that if you can do it indoors, you can probably do it outside as well. Eric Nelson is the founder and director of Child Care Planning Associates, the consulting and training division of the Child Educational Center, Caltech/JPL Community, which he established with his wife in 1979. Eric's consulting specialties include building and playground design and renovation, child care needs assessment and feasibility studies, development of employer-related child care, and staff training and development. Eric’s understanding of the value of the outdoors is grounded in a lifetime of hiking his beloved Sierra Nevada Mountains in California since he was a young child.


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