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Root, Emily – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2002
A Toronto (Canada) outdoor program enables disadvantaged urban youth to connect with nature locally. Incrementally, participants take on increasing responsibility and more challenging tasks. An annual canoe race takes place within the city. A planned leadership and environmental center will provide experiences to reconnect Canadians to their…
Descriptors: Canoeing, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Wolkomir, Richard – Smithsonian, 1993
The Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science, conceived by Leon Ledermann, is a program to infuse inservice K-8 teachers with enthusiasm to teach mathematics and science. Instructional methods utilized are based on discovery learning. Describes implementation of the program in Chicago and efforts to spread the program into other urban areas.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
