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Children and Nature : Touch of green added to migrant schools
More children from migrant worker families in Beijing will enjoy a small green world in their schools, China Daily reports. Friends of Nature, a non-governmental organization, started a program in 2009 to help build gardens in schools where most students are children of migrant workers. Read the full post at : http://environmentaleducationuk.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/children-in-china-touch-of-green-added-to-migrant-schools/
Tips for Teaching Outdoors
One of the most exciting ways to teach your students about the natural world is to take them #outdoors. From Audobon Education One of the most exciting ways to teach your students about the natural world is to take them outdoors. Digging in the soil, scooping up handfuls of stream water, and observing animals in [...]
Researchers find time in wild boosts creativity, insight and problem solving
There’s new evidence that our minds thrive away from it all. Children and Nature Network reports http://environmentaleducationuk.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/researchers-find-time-in-wild-boosts-creativity-insight-and-problem-solving-2/
At an Urban L.A. School, Nature grows — and Test Scores, Too
Biological diversity does not come easily near the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Hoover Street. From LA Times and Children and Nature. Read the report at my Environmental Education blog
Countdown to Earth Hour – greatest show ‘for’ the Planet
The final countdown to Earth Hour 2012 – Saturday 31st March at 8.30pm – has begun. Hours from now, hundreds of millions of people will switch off their lights for 60 minutes, an observance that is touted as the world’s biggest annual environmental event. For full blog – see my other Learn From Nature blog
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