| Description |
xix, 280 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Making the Place: Transforming the Status Quo -- Greening -- Hands in the Dirt -- Like Diamonds Melting -- Reweaving the Web of Life -- Creating a Sense of Place -- Exploring the Biosphere Part II: Developing the Whole Child: Moving -- Imagining -- Learning to Live Together -- Boosting the Basics -- Science Inside Out -- Whole-Life Learning -- Animation! -- Community Commons Part III: In the Interests of Children: Speaking of Quality -- A Call for Action! Part IV: Guidelines for Action: Beyond Classroom Walls -- Taking Part -- Site Development Strategies -- Child-Centered Outdoor Educational Settings -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Index. |
| Summary |
A "guidebook for teachers, administrators, designers, and parents on how to create, redevelop, and use naturalized schoolyards." Emphasizing the "value of play and play environments for child development," the book describes the evolution of the "Environmental Yard" at Washington Elementary School in Berkeley, California from an expanse of asphalt into an outdoor classroom, community space and play area populated with hundreds of species of plants and animals. |
| Subject |
School grounds -- California -- Berkeley -- Design -- Case studies.
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School environment -- California -- Berkeley -- Case studies.
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Environmental education -- California -- Berkeley -- Case studies.
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Outdoor education -- California -- Berkeley -- Case studies.
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Environmental education. (OCoLC)fst00912902
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Outdoor education. (OCoLC)fst01049119
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School environment. (OCoLC)fst01107379
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School grounds -- Design.
(OCoLC)fst01107432
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California -- Berkeley.
(OCoLC)fst01205020
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Schulhof.
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Umwelterziehung.
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Ökologie.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Added Author |
Wong, Herbert H.
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| Added Title |
Life history of an environmental schoolyard : creating environments for rediscovering nature's way of teaching |
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Creating environments for rediscovering nature's way of teaching |
| ISBN |
0944661246 |
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9780944661246 |
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