Place-based Education (PBE):
- Immerses students in local heritage, cultures, landscapes, opportunities and experiences;
- Uses these as a foundation for the study of language arts, mathematics, social studies, science and other subjects across the curriculum; and
- Emphasizes learning through participation in service projects for the local school and/or community.
Stories From the Field:
Place-based education in action
Chickens in the Classroom
An educator was teaching first graders a lesson about chickens when something unexpected—and extraordinary—happened: a little chicken leapt across a cultural divide.
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Research and Evaluation:
Making the case for place-based education
- Benefits of Place-based Education
- Closing the Achivement Gap
- Quantifying a Relationship Between Place-Based Learning and Environmental Quality
- Benefits of Nature for Children's Health, Fact Sheet #1
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The Network:
Place-based education in your community and around the world
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne Farms is an environmental education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark. Our mission is to cultivate a conservation ethic by teaching and demonstrating the stewardship of natural and agricultural resources.
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Calendar
Monday-Friday, July 31- August 2, 2013; 8:30 am-4:30 pm M-Th and 8:30-12:00 Friday
Education for Sustainability Institute held at Shelburne Farms. Part workshop, part retreat, part conference.
Summer Workshop Monday-Friday, July 15-18, 2013; 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Enrich your science curriculum with
exciting, interdisciplinary, hands-on,
and easy-to-use activities on environmental
and agricultural topics. This workshop is
designed to increase science literacy and
cultivate connections by tracing the food we
eat and the clothes we wear back to the farm.
On-Going
Open to all educators who want to learn more about a specific subject, these workshops help to integrate our field trip topics with classroom work. If you're a homeschooling parent, farmer hosting schools on your farm, or you have a special interest in a topic, come learn from experts in the field. You'll also observe and model appropriate teaching methods and begin to develop assessment techniques.
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Stories From The Field
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Calendar of Workshops & Events
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School Yard Design Project
Students work with community organizations to create a master plan for their school grounds. They start with trail enhancement, parking lot bio-filter revitalization, outdoor classroom construction, and wetland system investigation. They create a vision for the property that integrate the interests of school and community
Monticello High School
Abernarle, VA
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