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UNINA9910817801603321 |
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Danks Sharon Gamson |
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Asphalt to ecosystems : design ideas for schoolyard transformation / / Sharon Gamson Danks |
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Oakland, California : , : New Village Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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1 online resource (289 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
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School grounds - Environmental aspects |
Outdoor learning laboratories |
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Getting from here to there. Why transform traditional schoolyards? ; Project launch : designing your dream schoolyard and building the school community to make it happen ; Design guidelines for ecological schoolyards -- Ecological teaching tools in the schoolyard. Schoolyard and wildlife sanctuaries ; Schoolyard water systems ; School energy systems ; Schoolyard agriculture ; Ecologically-sensitive materials for schoolyard landscapes ; Lessons from the landscape : weaving teaching resources into schoolyard design -- Creating a diversified play environment in an ecological schoolyard. Active play in an ecological schoolyard ; Creative play on school grounds ; Outdoor art & music play in an ecological schoolyard -- Shaping schoolyard infrastructure to create comfortable, effective and memorable places. Comfortable schoolyards : seating microclimates, and protection from the elements ; Form and function : key design considerations for well-organized green schoolyards ; Artful schoolyards : creating a unique sense of place through art -- Putting ideas into action. Sustaining ecological schoolyards ; Ecological schoolyards : from grey to green. |
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"Case studies from North America, Scandinavia, Great Britain, and Japan demonstrate natural outdoor learning and play environments that support hands-on interdisciplinary lessons and expand the possibilities for schoolyard recreation, while nurturing healthy imagination and socialization"--Provided by publisher |
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