Teaches the concept of migration. (FF)

Northern Illinois University graduate students spent three weeks living in an English medieval castle while enrolled in a course that combined adventure, environmental, and outdoor education in studies aimed at analyzing elements of the urban environment, developing conceptual frameworks, and communicating impressions of the environment through…

Twenty-six South Senior High School students participated in a tour day Ecology Field Trip to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. (NQ)

In an attempt to recapture the heritage of Long Island's past, a course of study was developed at Queens College titled "The Bicentennial Environments of Long Island". (NQ)

To get people in touch with the natural world, each of the seven Acclimatization Group Journeys has its own unique theme, activities, length, and mode of transportation. Differing from other outdoor programs, this program emphasized building natural awareness, developing a relationship with the earth, and examining personal lifestyles. (AN)

Describes one teacher's experiences with primary children on overnight field trips, including mental and physical preparations, activities, writing sessions after the trip, funding, and the side benefit of a closer student/teacher relationship. (AN)

Orienteering is land navigation through unknown countryside with map and compass. This article describes an orienteering program in the Action Education Curriculum, State University of New York, College at Purchase. (KM)

The article discusses the tendency to treat nature and outdoor education as museum pieces - something not a part of man's life. Several outdoor education programs that the Buffalo Museum of Science developed to prevent this are presented. (KM)