A program designed to make elementary school children aware of their environment and dangers to it is described. (CK)

The director of school lunch programs in Japan discussed Japanese programs as he inspected and evaluated American programs. (Author/RA)

A case is made for educating students outside their schools and in foreign cultures. (CK)

Training directors and directors of personnel from Great Britain toured industries in Boston, New York City, Washington, and Miami. They found that in America more emphasis is put on training methodology than on skills analysis and course content and that companies have better equipment but not as high quality training materials. (SE)

A humorous account of the hazards of taking groups of students on field trips. (TJ)

Suggests seven themes for activities based on observation of the outdoors through the classroom windows. (JMB)

Offers suggestions for preparing an elementary school field trip to a hospital, the tour itself, and follow-up activities. Suggestions are designed to maximize the trip's value for career awareness as well as to reduce anxiety about hospitals. (JOW)

There is something that draws all people to the sea and especially to the fertile estuaries that nuzzle up to its shores. An estuary serves as both a nursery and a grave for sea creatures. If life evolved from some primordial sea, it may well have been an estuary--a place where ocean and rivers meet and fresh and salty waters mingle in the…

This article presents a sample activity to introduce students to geologic processes while opening up and expanding their curiosity about the world around them. This exercise is targeted towards younger students, but could serve as a short introductory activity for further schoolyard mapping activities for older students. In this activity, students…

This article summarizes findings from the author's study of the characteristics and use of high-quality materials designed to support classroom instruction of elementary-aged children before, during, and after field trips. It also expands on the implications of this research for classroom teachers' effective use of field trip support materials.