Education takes to the streets.

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  • Author(s): Pesanelli, David
  • Source:
    Futurist. Mar/Apr90, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p29. 5p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Illustration.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      OUTDOOR education; TEACHING; LEARNING; CHILDREN
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Focuses on methods of education used outside the classroom in the everyday environment. Purpose of classrooms without walls, which is to encourage positive attitudes toward education through educational experiences that are intriguing and easily accessible; Need for children to have informal educational experiences, in places like the park, playground, or schoolyard; Examples of outdoor teaching tools of the future; Formats for outdoor education, including appealing to children's sense of the fantastic, previewing upcoming lessons in exciting ways, and allowing children to discover knowledge through exploration.