Inspiring instruction out-of-doors

The author describes two programs she helped to develop to encourage students to go outside and experience nature. She briefly describes an outdoor classroom developed for an elementary wher... See More

The author describes two programs she helped to develop to encourage students to go outside and experience nature. She briefly describes an outdoor classroom developed for an elementary where students were allowed to camp out there and observe nature first-hand. But the majority of the article focuses on a similar middle level program, where for lack of immediate space, students camped at local parks and nature areas. She goes on to describe how students not only develop an appreciation of nature but of cooperation.