The Schoolyard Learning Movement Runs Deep.

Coffee, Stephen R.

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ERIC Number: EJ564611

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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The Schoolyard Learning Movement Runs Deep.

Coffee, Stephen R.

Clearing, n100 p8-10 Jan-Feb 1998

Describes a movement in which teachers are discovering that the schoolyard presents a broad palette of opportunities to enrich their teaching. Argues for the importance of the schoolyard environment as a teaching tool and source of nourishment for the humanities and the creative process. Includes descriptions of formal schoolyard gardening projects. (PVD)

Descriptors: Ecology, Educational Change, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Gardening, Incidental Learning, Informal Education, Outdoor Education, Play, Playgrounds, Wildlife

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General

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Language: English

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