Looks at Dartington Hall on its fiftieth birthday. (Editor)

The Star of the Republic Museum (Washington, Texas), the Historical Museum of the Texas Republic, has created lesson plans to enhance student understanding of Texas state history. Regardless of the opportunity to visit the museum, the lessons can enrich the classroom experience by making objects from the museum accessible to students. The…

This manual was developed for educators and natural resource managers who are establishing interpretive programs where biodiversity is the richest and most threatened. The manual contains five units which are based on the experiences of staff at the American Museum of Natural History and represent the key steps of designing an interpretation…

This paper discusses artistic and educational events that have occurred in Slovenia during the last two years, including a graphic art exhibition of children's work. The paper introduces the author's work over the past two years and tells why these artistic events have a fundamental importance for his future research and advising work. It explores…

This paper reports on an inquiry into the use of zoos as a source of informal or free choice learning. The study was contextualized within the zoo's environmental enrichment program - an animal husbandry principle that seeks to develop species-typical behavior for captive animals by using naturalistic enclosures or artificial items that stimulate…

This theme issue of "InSEA News" is about children's art exhibitions and their cultural and educational contexts. The authors, from Canada, Australia, the United States, and Scotland, offer a variety of viewpoints about why, where, when, and how children's art exhibitions should be displayed. Issues discussed include who designs the…

Describes the polywater exhibit at the Worcester Science Center in Massachusetts. Curiosity and interest are stimulated in young people by allowing them to handle the materials in the exhibit and by providing them with instructions for making polywater. (JR)

Read with slight revisions at the Second Annual Joint International Conference of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers and the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association on March 27, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario. (DS)

A teacher's guide to affordable field trips with tips on where to go, what to do once the class arrives, and how to cut costs with careful planning is provided. Suggestions include: local must-touch museums; miniexhibits in the class; in-school excursions; and invite-an-expert seminars. Related writing activities are also listed. (JMK)

Describes the development, planning, costs, and benefits of Chesapeake College's Annual Social Sciences Exposition and Fair--an interdisciplinary social sciences program encouraging secondary-level students from five Maryland counties to study areas of American and world history, American government, economics, cultural and physical geography,…

Planning and preparations for online equipment fair sponsored by Hudson Valley Online Users Group are discussed, including long-range planning (determining interest, economic considerations, when, where, who, publicity); short-range planning (communications, attendee registration); and last minute preparations. A publicity sheet, vendor…

Suggests methods to attract parents and others to schools for school activities. Discusses extending invitations; implementing a community resource file; staging exhibits; holding parent conferences, back-to-school nights, career days, and parent-principal interchanges; using school buildings for community functions; recruiting community…

Describes one urban education program in Scotland which uses a travelling classroom exhibit to involve students in investigations of streets, parks, churches, and shops. Another program, which has students compare the architecture, history and local features of a town to their own, is also featured. (DC)

Describes Illinois' statewide art competition and exhibit, "Themes on a Great Idea," which is cosponsored by Container Corporation of America, the Springfield, Illinois community arts council, the Illinois Art Education Association, and the Illinois State Board of Education. Photographs of some student works illustrate the article. (SJL)