Edutopia – Jim Spandikow
“Students need to get outdoors to connect positively with each other and to our communities. Emotionally and behaviorally, our students benefit from natural places. How can we give them ways to interact in those natural spaces so that they will grow intellectually and be interested and motivated to be better environmental stewards? In order to create great learning experiences in a small preserve a mile away from my school, I had to consider the logistics of getting the students over there and which activities would best connect them to nature.” (more)