Describes a local history project undertaken by fourth graders at Trumansburg Elementary School in Trumansburg, New York. Students studied the architecture of the village by visiting historical structures, sketching buildings, constructing three-dimensional models, and visiting a living history village. (MDM)

This Conference brought together practicing educators at all levels to present their methods and techniques of utilizing the concept of the marine sciences within the educational spectrum. Included are descriptions of extant programs, discussions of specific ways to use the marine environment for instructional purposes, papers directed at the role…

Evaluated is the first year of operation of a program of educational bus trips to provide enrichment of New York City children in parochial elementary schools. Funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I, the project used buses provided by the Board of Education. Appraisal of the program was based on interviews with the…

Two major objectives of the Metropolitan Environmental Education Resources Study were: (1) to produce a directory of sites around Columbus, Ohio, having fieldtrip potential; and (2) to test the validity of the concept that field trips are a useful method in aiding student educational growth. The first section of this document relates the history…

Describes a program initiated by the Cabrillo Beach Museum (San Pedro, California) and the American Cetacean Society to take students of the fourth grade through high school on half-day cruises to observe gray whales. College students assist in the program with related field projects and presentations in the schools. (JR)

Discussed is the development and evolution of a college program of wilderness studies. The conduct of the class in backcountry areas, the general curriculum content, and logistics of the courses are discussed. (RE)

This project exposes students to occupations with which they are not familiar. This takes two forms: field trips to occupational sites; and speakers, currently involved in the occupation, who give presentations. Efforts are being made to generate temporary or part-time jobs for students interested in these career areas. (Author)

Discusses the ways in which a group of first graders used literacy events to demonstrate their understanding of the functions and purpose of print. Students prepared signs and messages to each other during a three-day camping excursion. Examples of student signs are included. (BB)

This collection of 10 "Write Partner" newsletters presents articles and other materials that help seniors ("Senior Partners") to use their experience and good will to write to children ("Junior Partners") and to assure the children of their intrinsic value and encourage them to learn and succeed. Each issue in the…

A Missouri Western State College program in which undergraduate business students make study trips to New York (New York) and London (England) is described. The courses, serving nontraditional students of business administration, consist of seminars arranged with and led by a company or organization in the study locale. Topics are generally…

Environmental education is a year-long process at the University of Wyoming's laboratory school (or Prep as it is popularly called). Whether an activity takes place in a science classroom or at a remote campsite, the objective remains the same--generating in students a love for the land. The school's environmental and outdoor education programs…

The author, a student participant, describes Close Up a nonprofit nonpartisan organization which hosts high school students and their teachers in Washington, D.C., for week-long educational experiences about the inner workings of the American political system. (Author/SJL)

Old Sturbridge in central Massachusetts, a recreated New England Village of the period 1790-1840, is a museum of the past which includes a learning center with reproductions of artifacts used in the period, with demonstration areas, and a teacher center where resource materials for class use are available. (MF)

An Oregon high school offered an interdisciplinary history/science course on the Lewis and Clark Expedition that focuses on experiential learning and student projects. Camping and field trips helped make the material relevant as the course moved from a study of the primordial Pacific Northwest, through the Native American period, to what has…

Summarized are the findings of a two-year survey of Australia's field studies facilities and related educational programs. Following a literature survey and brief accounts of some environmental centers in other countries is a state-by-state description of field studies centers in Australia. For each state, the programs, staffing, and facilities at…