Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools

Hirschi, Jane S.

ISBN 10 : 1612507727 ISBN 13 : 9781612507729

Editeur : Harvard Educational Publishing Group, 2015

Synopsis

Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools takes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K–8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource for teaching and learning. In this inviting and accessible book, the author:

• Summarizes the current school gardening movement and the emerging field of garden-based learning
• Provides an overview of the origins, benefits, and barriers to school gardening
• Explores sustainable models for garden-based learning
• Includes five case studies of successful partnerships between urban districts and nonprofit school gardening organizations around the country
• Illustrates how gardens can be used to integrate academic lessons aligned with the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards
• Includes examples of important tools available forassessing the impact of school gardens

Ripe for Change reveals a wealth of resources to show how garden-based learning is being implemented in a systematic way in public education, and offers next steps to widen and deepen the practice to reach children in all schools.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane S. Hirschi is the founding director of CitySprouts in Cambridge and Boston, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612507727
• ISBN 13: 9781612507729
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne