Have you heard of Nature's Classroom?
With fourteen sites in New England and a few associate sites elsewhere (like Alabama for example) Nature's Classroom is a well respected environmental education program that shows students some new ways to learn. Participatory, hands-on, in the field and outdoors learning occurs over the five day course. Students stay overnight, Monday to Friday, so they have activities day and night, share meals, and generally enjoy the camp-like adventures that can aid in a group's bonding.Academics are brought into the field -- a math class might construct a geodesic dome or find their way through the woods with a map and compass. A social studies class might play Native American games or design and build a miniature community. Humanities classes might compose woodland music or enhance their senses with a blindfolded walk in the woods.
Over half a million students can attest that Nature's Classroom provides a memorable week of school!
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