| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Getting from here to there. Why transform traditional schoolyards? ; Project launch : designing your dream schoolyard and building the school community to make it happen ; Design guidelines for ecological schoolyards -- Ecological teaching tools in the schoolyard. Schoolyard and wildlife sanctuaries ; Schoolyard water systems ; School energy systems ; Schoolyard agriculture ; Ecologically-sensitive materials for schoolyard landscapes ; Lessons from the landscape : weaving teaching resources into schoolyard design -- Creating a diversified play environment in an ecological schoolyard. Active play in an ecological schoolyard ; Creative play on school grounds ; Outdoor art & music play in an ecological schoolyard -- Shaping schoolyard infrastructure to create comfortable, effective and memorable places. Comfortable schoolyards : seating microclimates, and protection from the elements ; Form and function : key design considerations for well-organized green schoolyards ; Artful schoolyards : creating a unique sense of place through art -- Putting ideas into action. Sustaining ecological schoolyards ; Ecological schoolyards : from grey to green |
| Summary |
"Case studies from North America, Scandinavia, Great Britain, and Japan demonstrate natural outdoor learning and play environments that support hands-on interdisciplinary lessons and expand the possibilities for schoolyard recreation, while nurturing healthy imagination and socialization"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-256) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
School grounds -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
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Outdoor learning laboratories -- Case studies
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school children.
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public parks.
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ecosystems.
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recreation.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Outdoor learning laboratories
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Skolgårdar.
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Ekosystem.
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Rekreation.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613320815 |
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1613320817 |
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