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During the past several months we have receivedmany requests for descriptions of outdoor educationprojects and requests for names of persons directingsuch projects. This interest reflects both the awarenessof the need for such programs as well as the decisions bymany school districts to proceed to develop outdooreducation programs and facilities. The staff of thisERIC Center has reviewed the literature concerningsuch programs and has compiled a listing of outdooreducation programs. The list in this newsletter providesexamples of various kinds of programs distributedthroughout the United States. A brief description isprovided for each project.

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OUTDOOR EDUCATION

PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

Outdoor education programs have receivedconsiderable attention during the last several years andinterest in establishing new programs in this area iscontinuing. The SEIAC staff has compiled thisdirectory of outdoor education programs to provideinformation for schools or organizations planning todevelop such programs. Entries are listed alphabeticallyby states. Each entry contains the name of the person tocontact for additional information, the address of theproject, and a brief description of each project.

ARKANSAS

El Dorado

Multi-Media Instructional CenterJames M. Riley, Coordinator1115 West HillsboroEl Dorado, Arkansas 71730

A multi-media instructional center including anoutdoor living laboratory is being planned. The outdoorlaboratory will include an extensive collection of nativeplants of the Southwest and an amphitheater for groupmeetings.

CALIFORNIA

Fresno

Central California Laboratory for Learning-ExtensionHarold L. Coles, County Superintendent of Schools2314 Mariposa StreetFresno, California 93721

A three-week summer outdoor program to acquaintsixth graders with the ecological resources of the regionwas planned. The students were to spend one week incoastal areas, one week in mountain-forest areas, andone week exploring a metropolitan urban area.

Napa

Experimental ForestJ. Win Payne, Superintendent -

Napa Valley Unified School District1750 First StreetNapa, California 94558

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Science students will use an experimental forest forresearch with potential school dropouts studying basicsubjects and procedures applicable to forest work. Acurriculum core will be designed to lead regularstudents to an understanding of various aspects ofnatural science.

Sacramento

Superior California EducationalResources Agency

Blaine Wishart, Executive Director1854 Fulton AvenueSacramento, California 95825

Plans are underway for science centers which wouldprovide field and laboratory experiences in naturalhistory and the sciences, use mobile laboratory unitsand natural areas, expand a local junior museum, anddevelop a conservation camp.

San Andreas

Conservation, Recreation and OutdoorScience School (Project CROSS)

Charles R. Baker, DirectorPupil Personnel Service and School PsychologistP. O. Box 518San Andreas, California 95249

A vocational school for potential dropouts and the non-college bound is being designed for eleventh and twelfthgrade students. Experiences in conservation, recreation,and outdoor sciences will be included.

San Lorenzo

Natural History Museum and Research CenterWesley D. Gordon, Coordinator of ScienceSan Lorenzo Unified School District15510 Usher StreetSan Lorenzo, California 94580

A natural history museum and research center arebeing planned. Students will do research on a real-lifelevel, studying such unsolved ecological problems aslocal conservation needs, movements along a geologicalfault, and recovery of fossil vertebrates.

Santa Ana

A Marine Pilot Program GrantMr. F. A. GrunefelderOrange County Superintendent of

Schools Office1104 West Eighth StreetSanta Ana, California

A program in marine studies is being conducted. Amodel floating marine field training laboratory iS beingused to teach secondary school students about the area'smajor resource, the sea.

Stockton

Northern San Joaquin Valley CountiesSupplementary Education CenterGaylord A. Nelson222 East Weber AvenueStockton, California 95202

A center is being planned to serve the educational andcultural needs of students. Special facilities beingconsidered to improve science and conservation studiesinclude a spaceatorium, mobile laboratories, and anoutdoor science and conservation laboratory.

COLORADO

Alamosa

Cooperative Summer School CampRoy G. Brubacher, Executive DirectorSan Luis Valley Board of Cooperative ServicesAlamosa, Colorado 81101

A six-county cooperative summer school campdesigned to serve gifted, retarded, and educationallyand culturally deprived school children is beingplanned. Programs related to broad curricular needs,including emphases in drama, recreational outdoorliving, and a science camp for the gifted, are projected.

Alamosa

Cooperative Summer School CampRoy G. Brubacher, ConsultantBoards of Cooperative ServicesAdams State CollegeAlamosa, Colorado 81101

More than ten individual camps were operated forstudents from six counties in Colorado. The campsincluded one for the physically handicapped andanother for children with learning handicaps. Othercamps conducted programs in art, drama, geology,biology, music,and international relations.

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Commerce City

An Action-Oriented Curriculum to ImproveMotivation of High School Boys

John G. Stuart, SuperintendentAdams County School District 144720 East 69th AvenueCommerce City, Colorado 80022

A year-round program will be designed to reduce high-delinquency, absenteeism, and high dropout ratesamong high school boys. Curriculum changes in science,vocational education, and other areas will beincorporated in outdoor programs emphasizingcommunity service.

CONNECTICUT

Avon

Talcott Ridge Science Center forStudent Involvement

Avon Board of EducationDonald P. LaSalle, Science CoordinatorAvon Junior-Senior High SchoolWest Avon RoadAvon, Connecticut

A mountaintop science center, including aplanetarium, observatory, weather station, andseismograph, serve all school levels in programs ofinstruction and research.

DELAWARE

Greenwood

Pilot Nature Center ProgramC. Fred Graef, Chief School OfficerGreenwood Consolidated School, No. 91Greenwood, Delaware 19950

A nature center, an interior court with shrubs, ponds,and trees, is being planned to serve as a focus for allnatural science activities in grades 1-12.

Newark

Outdoor LaboratoryWilmer E. Shue, Superintendent of Schools83 East Main StreetNewark, Delaware 19711

An outdoor education laboratory will be developed ina 40-acre park to enrich the science curriculum in grades1-12. The project site will be developed, and inserviceeducation will be provided for teachers.

FLORIDA

Lake City

Trace-3 Rivers Activities Center for EducationBuford H. GallowaySuperintendent of Public InstructionColumbia County Board of Public InstructionP. 0. Box 1148Lake City, Florida 32055

An activities center designed to serve all the studentsin a six-county area will be utilized to provide anintegrated program of physical education and music. Anoutdoor museum will make use of the abundant naturaland historical resources of the area.

Pensacola

Escambia-Santa Rosa HumanitiesCurriculum Center

James E. HallSuperintendent of Public InstructionP. 0. Box 1470Pensacola, Florida 32502

A humanities curriculum development center is beingplanned to serve students in grades K-12. Included is anoutdoor biology laboratory, a solarium, an aquarium,and facilities for inservice education and curriculumdevelopment.

Perry

Resource-Use Outdoor Education CenterAlan E. Hart. Superintendent of

Public InstructionTaylor County Board of Public InstructionP. 0. Box 509Perry, Florida 32347

A center for instruction in conservation and naturalresources serves students and teachers from sixcounties. A proposed forestry complex will include aforestry museum, camping facilities, and nature trails.Conferences, teacher inservice education sessions, andcamping are conducted, on school weekends and duringsummers.

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Sarasota

Sarasota County EducationalEnrichment Centers

Dr. Thomas W. GulfordSuperintendent of Public Instruction2418 Halton StreetSarasota, Florida

A four-county educational service and enrichmentcenter, with objectives related to the total curriculum, isbeing planned. Projected facilities for the out-of-doorsphase of the program include a marine research andteaching laboratory, a mobile field laboratory, an earth-space laboratory, a teaching greenhouse, ponds, and awildlife campsite.

GEORGIA

Clarkston

Fernbank Science CenterDr. Lewis SheltonDe Kalb College555 N. Indian Creek RoadClarkston, Georgia

A science center includes acres of virgin forest, aplanetarium, an observatory, a natural history museum,a greenhouse, research facilities and a sciencelaboratory. The center serves more than 70,000 studentsas well as numerous other residents in the community.A career center is designed to encourage students toenter the scientific and technological professions.

IDAHO

American Falls

Program of Outdoor Education--A Culturaland Educational Summer Program forEntering Seventh Grade Pupils in theTwenty-two Southern Counties of Idaho

William Thomas, District Superintendent827 Fort Hall AvenueAmerican Falls, Idaho 83211

An outdoor education program is designed to helpseventh graders entering junior high school to make thetransition from elementary school. Activities includescience, physical education, history and experiences incommunity living.

Coeur d'Alene

Program of Outdoor EducationS. Clay CoySuperintendent of SchoolsSchool District #271118 North Seventh StreetCoeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814

A cultural and educational summer program forseventh grade pupils is being planned. The program hasbroad objectives, is being planned by a committee withvaried interests, and will include such specializedinstruction as nature study.

ILLINOIS

Crystal Lake

A School-Community Outdoor Education ProjectCorbyn Hamby, SuperintendentSchool District No. 4727 North Main StreetCrystal Lake, Illinois 60014

An outdoor instructional center, including a moligelaboratory, is being designed to offer science instructionin a natural outdoor setting. An inservice andcurriculum development facility is planned also.

Dekalb

Regional Natural Resource Educationand Demonstration Center

Beverly H. SouthernLittlejohn SchoolDekalb, Illinois 60115

A 55-acre outdoor lab and resource center will be usedfor science and social studies programs in naturalresource and conservation education. Sites will bedeveloped for such uses as field trips, nature trails,scientific observation and study, and small farmoperations.

Marion

Regional Cooperative Outdoor Education ProgramOrland Stanley, Superintendent of SchoolsCommunity Unit School District No. 21410 West Hendrickson StreetMarion, Illinois 62959

A program of outdoor education includes science,mathematics, art, and conservation activities forchildren in grades K-6. Two mobile units equipped withinstructional materials will be used in the program.

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Palatine

E. S. Castor, SuperintendentCommunity Consolidated School District 15Washington CourtPalatine, Illinois 60067

Plans are being developed for a farm-outdoor centerwhich will serve such curricular areas as economics,local history, farming, ecology, conservation, local floraand fauna, and mathematics.

INDIANA

Gary

Deep River Outdoor Education CenterLee R. Gilbert, SuperintendentCommunity School Corporation620 East 10th PlaceGary, Indiana 46402

An outdoor education center provides facilities wherestudents may participate in camping and otheractivities to supplement the regular curriculum.Cultural and educational enrichment opportunities willbe provided students who may not have experiencedoutdoor activities.

IOWA

Cedar Rapids

Summer Outdoor Education ProjectS. W. Wiley, Superintendent of SchoolsCollege Community SchoolsR. R. #2Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

A summer outdoor education program has beendesigned for students in grades 7-12 to provideinstruction in art, mathematics, humanities, science,and physical education.

KANSAS

Topeka

Planning for Outdoor EducationFrank Colaw, Superintendent of SchoolsUnified School District, #3451124 West Lyman RoadTopeka, Kansas 66601

An outdoor camping program to serve students ingrades 1-12 is planned to supplement the regularacademic program during the school year. The programalso will provide both educational and recreationalactivities during the summer.

LOUISIANA

Benton

Northwest Louisiana Supplementary EducationalCenter and Services--Curriculum Improvement inScience :

Emmett Cope, SuperintendentP. 0. Box 218Benton, Louisiana 71006

A comprehensive science curriculum will bedeveloped including an earth-space science course,independent study programs, and such special facilitiesas an observatory, a planetarium, a greenhouse, andindoor laboratories. A professional laboratory is beingplanned for use in teacher Inservice edimation.

St. Martinville

St. Martin Parish School BoardOutdoor Educational CenterL. H. Boulet, Superintendent305 Washington StreetSt. Martinville, Louisiana 70582

A nature center serves as an outdoor laboratory forbiology groups and as a research center for individualstudents working on projects. Facilities include a naturetrail, a greenhouse, a weather station, an exhibit center,and numerous woods and ponds.

MAINE

South Windham

Outdoor Laboratory of NaturalEnvironmental Science

Stanley W. Wright, Superintendent of SchoolsRFD #1South Windham, Maine 04082

An outdoor area is used as a laboratory forenvironmental science and conservation studies for allgrades.

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MARYLAND

Clarksville

A Multiphase Learning Experiente CenterJohn E. YinglingSuperintendent of SchoolsBoard of Education of Howard CountyClarksville, Maryland 21209

A comprehensive program is being planned for allchildren in the county. Plans include outdoor educationprograms, inservice education, and the use of newinstructional aids and materials.

Elkton

Out-of-Doors, A Summer Science Programfor Elementary and Secondary School Students

Robert A. Gibson, Superintendent of SchoolsCecil County Board of EducationBooth Street CenterElkton, Maryland 21921

This is a six-week summer course for selected science-oriented students in grades 1-12. Emphasis will be onindividualized study of Maryland geography, geology,plant and animal life, and conservation.

Oakland

Indoor-Outdoor Science CenterWillard L. Hawkins, SuperintendentBoard of Education of Garrett CountyOakland, Maryland 21550

Some 5,000 elementary and secondary students arebeing served in this program which incorporates the useof both indoor and outdoor facilities. Nature studies andcamping experiences are provided by the outdoorcenter.

MASSACHUSETTS

Falmouth

Oceanographic Education CenterMr. Harry S. MersonSuperintendent of SchoolsFalmouth Public Schools - Box 729Falmouth, Massachusetts 02541

An oceanographic educational center is being plannedto stimulate interest in oceanography and a pilot projectwill be conducted to improve the science curriculumand to produce oceanographic teaching aids. The

curriculum will include conservation and naturalresources.

Lowell

Environmental Arts and Science CenterMr. Vincent M. McCartin, SuperintendentLowell Public SchoolsCity HallLowell, Massachusetts

Plans are being developed for innovative educationalprograms in conservation and natural science.Curriculum development and teacher training programswill be emphasized.

Lowell

Lowell Environmental Arts and Science CenterVincent M. McCartin, Superintendent of SchoolsCity HallLowell, Massachusetts 01852

An outdoor education center, including a 1000 -acreforest, serves students in grades 1-12 in a program offield trips, school camps, and outdoor education.Teachers are provided inservice education by aprofessional staff.

Scituate

Project LighthouseWilburn A. Shannon, SuperintendentCudworth RoadScituate, Massachusetts 02066

Oceanography, marine biology, and other marinescience programs will be scheduled at nearby land andsea laboratories.

MICHIGAN

Charlotte

An Outdoor Education--Conservationand Rural Life Regional Center

Wendell H. Anderson, County SuperintendentEaton County Intermediate Board of Education117 West Harris StreetCharlotte, Michigan

The center will be used as an outdoor education,conservation, and rural life laboratory. There will befacilities for the preservice and inservice education ofteachers.

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Coldwater

Exploring Nature's ClassroomJames A. Miller, PrincipalLincoln SchoolColdwater Community SchoolsColdwater, Michigan 49036

A year-round outdoor education program is beingestablished. Such facilities as a weather station,beehives, grassy waterways, nature trails, and desert,field, and swamp habitats will be used for the study ofconservation, geology, and other natural sciences.

Constantine

Outdoor Education LaboratoryClayton Wilson, Superintendent of SchoolsConstantine Public SchoolsConstantine, Michigan 49042

An outdoor education laboratory is being developedfor students in grades 1-12. The program will emphasizethe fundamental principles of conservation and civicresponsibility for natural resources.

Grand Haven

Integrating Outdoor Education with aFlexible Academic-Vocational Curriculum

R. Von Volkinburg, Superintendent of SchoolsGrand Haven City Schools734 Park StreetGrand Haven, Michigan 49417

An outdoor education program will be integrated withthe regular curriculum, and vocational emphases will bedeveloped. Outdoor programs for elementary studentswill include field trips, wildlife study, and school sitebeautification.

MISSOURI

Edina

Biological and Soil Conservation LaboratoryRichard M. KimbleKnox County R-I School DistrictP. 0. Box 403Edina, Missouri 63527

An outdoor laboratory with a lake, terraces,waterways and an area where natural trees, shrubs, andgrasses will grow will be developed. Programs in sciencewill be provided for students in grades 1-12.

Higginsville

Outdoor Laboratory in Field Ecology andEstablishment of an Ecological Museum

Lewis W. Hobson, SuperintendentHigginsville School2116 Main StreetHigginsville, Missouri 64037

A pilot program will be established to enrich the highschool curriculum. The program will include field tripsand will utilize an outdoor laboratory, guest lecturers,and an ecological museum.

University City

An Outdoor Natural Science Laboratoryin University City, Missouri

Martin B. Garrison, Superintendent of Schools640 Harvard AvenueUniversity City, Missouri 63130

An outdoor natural science laboratory is beingplanned to provide city children with outdoorexperiences directed toward the problem-solvingapproach. Teachers will be provided inservice training.

MONTANA

Alberton

Outdoor School in ConservationDonald A. King, Director of Outdoor SchoolAlberton, Montana

A seven-day residential conservation camp for sixthand seventh graders will provide field work and otherinstruction in conservation education.

Billings

Billings Extended School Year--Grades 1-12William A. Serrette, Administrative Assistant101 Tenth Street - WestBillings, Montana

The school year is to be extended seven weeks duringthe summer to offer remedial and enrichment coursesfor all students, grades 1-12, who want or need suchcourses. Emphasis will be on innovative learningtechniques. Field biology is one of the many coursesoffered.

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Deer Lodge

Summer Institute in Field Ecology and FieldGeology for High School Students

Norman Jacobson, InstructorPowell County High SchoolDeer Lodge, Montana

A four-week summer field program will be operated forscientifically curious students in grades 7-12 to studythe various life zones, from gra sland to alpine tundra,and the geology of the region.

Great Falls

Planning Project for a Pilot Study inConservation Education

Margaret E. Adams, Elementary ConsultantP. 0. Box 2669Great Falls, Montana

A pilot project to determine the feasibility ofestablishing a permanent conservation educationprogram will be planned. Activities Will involvecamping and field studies and the use of telelecturesand mobile units.

Missoula

Proposal to Establish and MaintainA Conservational and Wildlife Study Area

Harold G. KnappMissoula County High SchoolSouth Avenue and BancroftMissoula, Montana 59801

An outdoor conservation laboratory is beingdeveloped at a site with a variety of habitats accessibleduring all seasons. Program objectives include havingscience classes obtain experiences in biotic and abioticcommunities, and enabling students to design and carryout experiments and original studies.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Keene

Nature Study CenterMr. Austin G. FrainMonadnock Regional School DistrictSwanzey CenterKeene, New Hampshire 03431

An outdoor area is used by the schools for the study ofnature, biology, earth science, art, natural resources,photography, and agriculture.

NEW JERSEY

Bordentown

3-D SchoolLeonard Grant3-D School Program Director323 Ward AvenueBordentown, New Jersey 08505

A pilot program will be formulated for an out-of-doorschool. All seveftth and eighth grade students, from bothpublic and non-public schools, will live and study forone week in this outdoor setting.

Glassboro

Conservation and Environmental Sciencein Southern New Jersey

V. Eugene Vivian, Science Department ChairmanGlassboro State CollegeGlassboro, New Jersey 08028

An outdoor conservation and environmental scienceprogram is being planned to serve students in grades 1-12, from eight counties. Student teachers will beincluded in inservice programs.

Kearny

Learning CampEdmund L. TinkSuperintendent of Schools100 Davis AvenueKearny, New Jersey 07032

An outdoor camp will provide fifth grade children inpublic and non-public schools with experiences inoutdoor living, nature study, and conservation.

Linden

Outdoor EducationEmanuel BedrickSuperintendent of SchoolsBoard of EducationLinden, New Jersey

An outdoor education center will provide year-roundfacilities for children in grades six, seven, and eight.Students will study nature and learn about human andnatural interrelationships. These activities will becorrelated with all the regular curricular subjects.

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Middletown

Pilot Supplementary Elementary ScienceInterpretive Program

Richard Cole63 Tindall RoadMiddletown, New Jersey

A former Coast Guard Station serves as a daycampteaching facility for the study by fourth graders of thegeology, land and marine organisms, and ecologicalrelationships of a barrier beach.

Newark

Outdoor Conservation Education CenterFranklyn Titus, Acting Superintendent31 Green StreetNewark, New Jersey 07102

A plan to assess ESEA Title III outdoor educationprojects presently in operation in the state will bedesigned and executed. A statewide plan for optimumutilization of New Jersey's facilities for outdooreducation should emerge.

Newton

Newton Outdoor Education ProjectBenton P. CummingsHalsted Street SchoolHalsted StreetNewton, New Jersey

An outdoor education program offers recreation, fieldstudies, camping, conservation education, inserviceeducation and research opportunities. The project alsoincludes a materials center, a mobile unit, and the areaserves as a wildlife and nature preserve.

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque

Outdoor Education CenterRobert L. ChisholmSuperintendent of SchoolsAlbuquerque, New Mexico

A range of curriculum experiences in the outdoors,including camping, conservation, zoology and ecology,is being planned for students and parents.

NEW YORK

Brooklyn

High Rock Nature Conservation CenterGeorge 0. Pratt, Jr., DirectorHigh Rock Nature Conservation CenterNevada AvenueStaten Island, New York

A year-round program of nature study andconservation education is conducted for students frompublic and non-public elementary schools. The need forconservation of natural resources and for theinterrelationship between these resources and plannedcommunity growth is stressed.

New Paltz

Mid-Hudson Regional SupplementaryEducational Center's: (PINE) Projectsin Imaginative Nature Education

Dr. Raymond Kenyon, DirectorMid-Hudson School Study CouncilResearch and Development ProjectNew Paltz, New York

Year-round indoor-outdoor educational programs willbe conducted at a 125-acre nature center to supplementthe natural science curriculum. Conservation courses inwater, soils, wildlife, forests and minerals will be offeredto pre-school through twelfth-grade students.

NORTH CAROLINA

Wentworth

Diversified Outdoor EducationAllan Lewis, Superintendent of SchoolsRockingham County SchoolsWentworth, North Carolina 27375

A residential outdoor education program forelementary school children, and a nature andconservation study program for all children areprovided. Special emphasis will be developed forchildren with reading deficiencies. A camping programis also provided for the mentally retarded.

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NORTH DAKOTA

Bismarck

Travelab-Horizons Unlimited--A Pilot ProgramRobert P. Miller, Superintendent of Schools400 Avenue EastBismarck, North Dakota 58501

A bus equipped with a small laboratory, workspace,and audiovisual facilities is used for extendedexcursions for older students and shorter field trips foryounger ones. Instruction is given enroute and on thesite. This program has broad curricular emphases,including geography and biology.

OHIO

Akron

Junior Explorers--Learning Centers(Summer Creative Learning Centers forElementary School Pupils)

Mrs. Theresa Haney, Director SpecialResources and Experimental Programs

Akron Public Schools70 North BroadwayAkron, Ohio 44308

Seven centers have been established for summertraining of potentially creative students in grades 4-6.Students are encouraged to learn about natural sciencethrough independent study. Features such as caveformations, burial mounds, canals, railroads and fossilsare emphasized.

Mentor

Indoor-Outdoor Educational RecreationalPlanning Program

Exempted Village School District8979 Mentor AvenueMentor, Ohio 44060

An indoor-outdoor educational-recreational programis being designed to include activities related to allschool subject areas, K-12, including the sciences andconservation.

Ontario

Mohican School in the Out-of-DoorsD. D. Rummel, SuperintendentSpringfield Local SchoolsOntario, Ohio

Learning experiences in conservation, naturalscience, astronomy and democratic living are providedin an outdoor setting for sixth grade students who live atthe camping center for one week. The staff is doing someexploratory teaching, employing a team-teachingapproach.

Willoughby

Pollution, Life, and EarthScience Enrichment

Willoughby-Eastlake City School District38106 Euclid AvenueWilloughby, Ohio 44094

A program is designed for the study of life science,earth science, and the problems of pollution. TheHolden Arboretum is used as a supplemental outdoorcenter.

Worthington

Conservation Education and OutdoorEducation Laboratory

Mr. H. C. McCord, SuperintendentWorthington Exempted Village Schools50 East Granville RoadWorthington, Ohio

A conservation and outdoor education program andlaboratory are being planned to serve elementary andsecondary students from two counties. The laboratorywill serve as a research and demonstration center.

Oklahoma City

Developing and Utilizing Cultural ResourcesJames L. Casey, Director of Federal Projects900 North KleinOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106

Cultural experiences include field trips and programsin drama, science, music, and literature. Field tripsinclude visits to a science and arts foundation, a zoo,and a local museum. Special use is made of the zoofacilities for studies in science.

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OREGON

Portland

Regional Outdoor Education ProgramErrol C. Rees, SuperintendentMultnomah County Intermediate Education DistrictP. O. Box 9172Portland, Oregon 97216

A program will be developed so that eventually eachof the some 15,000 children in the public and privateschools of metropolitan Portland may have theeducational experiences of living outdoors for five daysin the spring or fall.

Portland

Regional Outdoor Education Projection ProgramErroll C. Rees, SuperintendentMultnomah County Intermediate Education DistrictP. O. Box 9172Portland; Oregon 97216

A long-range outdoor education program is providedfor sixth grade students from five counties. The programis designed to help students develop an interest innatural resources, while living at a camp.

PENNSYLVANIA

Bellefonte

Central Pennsylvania Outdoor Education ProjectT. Ellwood Sonen, SuperintendentCentre County Board of EducationCourthouseBellefonte, Pennsylvania 16923

An outdoor program, featuring direct experiences inboth resident and non-resident activities, is provided forchildren in grades K-6. Teachers receive inserviceeducation.

Duncansuille

Charles S. Hertzog, PresidentAppalachian Regional Instructional

Materials Center Joint Committee309 Columbus AvenueCresson, Pennsylvania 16630

A pilot program in outdoor education employs a newcurriculum in the natural and social sciences. Theprogram is designed to help students achieve a greater

awareness of the interrelationships between naturalresources, cultural and physical anthropology, andsocial development.

Erie

Hughes Brininger, Director of SecondaryEducation

Millcreek Schools3580 West 38th StreetErie, Pennsylvania 16506

A program, based on area resources, is being plannedto provide a variety of activities and services forstudents in grades 1-12. Experiences projected includefield trips, advanced summer courses in botany, localhistory, gardening, nature study, and experimentalworkshops for teachers.

Glenside

Science CenterT. R. Frank, PrincipalGlenside-Weldon School409 Easton RoadGlenside, Pennsylvania

How to make effective use of a bird observatory andnature center as a "living laboratory" for the study ofnatural sciences and conservation is the purpose of twoprojects.

Lima

Study to Determine the EducationalPotential of the Tyler Arboretum andthe Jeffords State Park

Dr. Stanley C. Campbell, SuperintendentRose Tree Union School DistrictBox 188Lima, Pennsylvania

Plans are being developed for the use of an arboretumand a state park for educational purposes, includingfield observation, conservation, experimental planting,bird census and study, practical horticulture, andteacher inservice education.

Philadelphia

Supplementary Educational Center andServices Camping Program for EducationallyDeprived, Emotionally Disturbed Children

Dr. Jerry G. Miller, DirectorDivision of Special EducationSchool District of PhiladelphiaBenjamin Franklin Parkway at 21st StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

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Special education services are being extended toprovide 60 days of day and overnight camping toemotionally disturbed and educationally disadvantagedchildren, ages 5-1/2 to 9. The camping program isoffered during the summer and on weekends during theschool year.

University Park

Dr. Jerrold E. Elliott, DirectorStone Valley Recreation AreaThe Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, Pennsylvania 16802

An outdoor program is being provided children ingrades K-6 through direct experiences in resident andnon-resident programs. One objective is to help childrenbetter understand the interrelationships of man and hisenvironment. Teachers are to have an inservice programand a three-week summer workshop.

TENNESSEE

Memphis

E. C. Stimbert, SuperintendentMemphis City Schools2597 Avery AvenueMemphis, Tennessee 38112

A regional science center is being planned to providescience programs and enrichment activities for pupilsfrom grades 1-16 and inservice education for teachers.Facilities and activities planned include mobile scienceunits, an observatory and planetarium, a naturalscience museum, field trips, individual research, andlong-range science projects in biology, chemistry andastronomy.

TEXAS

Corpus Christi

Coastal Bend Educational Project: OutdoorEducation and Human Development

W. H. Howard2505 Waldron RoadCorpus Christi, Texas

The purpose of this project is to organize centerswhere programs in outdoor education, humandevelopment, and conservation will be providedstudents K-12. Both current teachers and potentialfuture teachers will help in the planning.

Freeport

Brazosport Education Extension CenterDivision of Instructional ServicesP. O. Drawer ZFreeport, Teicas 77541

Planning is underway to raise the quality ofinstruction. Included is an extensive project in teacherinservice education. Facilities considered include aschool demonstration center, an instructional resourcescenter, a work center, an exhibit display center, andmobile exhibits. Specific programs considered forstudents involve local museums, outdoor programs,science centers and school camps.

Houston

Texas Gulf Coast Science EducationalResources Center

Houston Independent School District1300 CapitolHouston, Texas 77002

A Science Educational Resources Center serving500,000 elementary and secondary school students isproposed. Some activities of the projected centerinclude establishing procedures for scientific field trips,conducting inservice programs, and establishing atraveling museum.

New Braunfels

Educational Project for Natural ResourcesConservation

Max Wommack, County School SuperintendentComak County Court HouseNew Braunfels, Texas 78130

A natural resources conservation program is beingplanned to provide demonstrations, educationalexhibits, tours, teaching materials, and visual aids toportray the problems related to conservation of range,wildlife, soil, water, and forestry.

UTAH

American Fork

An Outdoor Educational Curriculum forAll Seasons in Utah County

Don W. Peterson, SuperintendentAlpine School District50 North CenterAmerican Fork, Utah 84003

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National forestry, park, and conservation agencies arehelping to plan a curriculum for grades K-12 that willinclude geology, problems of erosion and pollution, andstudy of lake, mountain, and desert areas.

American Fork

Outdoor Education CampDr. Stanley A. LeavittFederal Program DirectorAlpine School District50 North CenterAmerican Fork, Utah 84003

An outdoor education camp is being planned that willutilize Utah's mountainous terrain as a setting toincrease student understanding of conservation andnatural sciences. Procedures developed for organizingoutdoor education programs will be made available toother interested school districts.

WASHINGTON

Seattle

Interdisciplinary Outdoor Education ProgramEdgar F. Neal, Specialist in Outdoor EducationShoreline School District Nu. 412N. E. 158th and 20thSeattle, Washington 98155

Outdoor learning centers are being planned onunderdeveloped land set aside by the state foreducational purposes. Programs will be designed to helpyoung people keep their sense of wonder about thenatural world.

Seattle

Interdisciplinary Outdoor Education ProgramEdgar F. Neal, Specialist in Outdoor EducationShoreline School District No. 412N. E. 158th and 20thSeattle, Washington 98155

School grounds are used for nature study. Studentsuse a site on a salt water beach to develop nature trailsand an area for biology, English, and art classes.

WISCONSIN

Stevens Point

Cooperative Work-Learn Conservationand Resource-Use Program

Dr. Paul A. YambertWisconsin State UniversityStevens Point, Wisconsin 54481

Program will provide practical experiences inconservation education for children in grades 1-12through a series of two-week summer field experiences.Program objectives center around encouraging studentawareness of resource management. Projects willinclude stream repair, forest tree planting, live trappingof animals for research, and nature trail development.

WYOMING

Lander

Conservation Center of Creative LearningJerry RuzickaNinth and Sweetwater StreetsLander, Wyoming 82520

An ecology-oriented center and workshop is beingplanned to improve the teaching of conservation forstudents in Wyoming and surrounding states.

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