
soil versus just looking at it. Though these are crucial components of the education, it is more centered on a holistic appreciation and understanding of how humans should be interacting with their surroundings.
Having been a part of experiential programs in science in the environment, it is not hard for them to become the most profound experiences of someone's life. Our world so beautiful and so deeply fascinating it's not very difficult to spark an interest. Here are a few links to place-based education programs. The third is program I was involved in and provides a more specific example of how environmental appreciation and place-based learning is evolving today.
www.promiseofplace.org
www.peecworks.org
www.mesd.k12.or.us/os/OutdoorSchool/Welcome.html
(if you scroll down and go to the "Mission" page, you can find me in the picture!)
-Rachel McCaffrey
2 comments:
It's so great to know that there are programs like this, Rachel. I'd love to know more about how the experience shaped your relationship to place...
there is a book with the title "the pull of the earth: participatory ethnography in the school garden", by laurie thorpe, that is a beautiful co-created piece--a stunning example of new kinds of ethnography as well as the power of these lococentric education inititaives. a small book with ALOT of power...
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