Place-Based Learning
Location, location, location! See what happens when schoolwork explores students' connections with local history, environment, culture, or economy.
Bringing Core Content to Life With Outdoor Education
When students step out of the classroom and explore the concepts they’ve learned about, they deepen their understanding of science, themselves, and the world.Moving From the Comfort Zone to the Challenge Zone
When we are faced with challenges, our brains are activated to learn new things—so long as a foundation of safety, belonging, and trust is there as well.283With Safety in Mind, Schools Take Classes Outdoors
There are plenty of logistics to consider, but educators say outdoor classes keep kids and teachers safer—and provide much-needed fresh air.12.7kSimple Ways to Bring Learning Outside
Going outside helps students focus, and activities for classes from social studies to math can incorporate the natural world.5855 Benefits of Outdoor Education
An outdoor education program builds community and culture, raises expectations and standards, increases connection between students, and develops positive associations around school and the outdoors.3.6kA Place-Based Approach to PBL
A veteran teacher and author discusses how to bring fieldwork into your project-based learning curriculum.1.2kConnecting Student Learning Across Subjects
When teachers collaborate on projects across subjects, they can drive engagement in all of their classes.1.5kWhen Your School Is a Museum
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, an award-winning school has been the catalyst for a district turnaround after a 20-year decline.1kPlace-Based Learning: A Multifaceted Approach
Connecting learning to students’ surroundings—the buildings, the landscape—covers content goals and builds community pride.1.3kTurning the Community Into a Classroom
See how students investigate real issues in their communities—and check out an e-book on how to adopt this type of program.918Learning Kids Can Put Their Hands On
Taking kids outside—whatever environment your school is in—provides a new path to engagement in learning.797Expansive Classrooms: Taking Learning Outside
Two Canadian experiential leadership programs usher students into the great outdoors to pique their academic curiosity while enhancing their physical and mental health.799Photos: A Look Inside the Grand Rapids Museum School
A struggling district expands the concept of the school campus—using a museum, a zoo, and the city to teach its students.377A Student's Perspective on Place-Based Learning
"All I needed during middle school was to feel a part of something, and connecting to my community brought me that." -- Grace Whitmore, Hood River Middle School alumna449Early-Childhood Education Takes to the Outdoors
Kids in Waldkindergarten, also known as forest kindergarten, are building fires and braving the snow. And they're all the better for it.879