Environmental Education in Action: An SCS Environmental Quality Aid.

Overview & Synopsis

This first of a series of reprints from "Soil Conservation Magazine" presents ideas and ways of incorporating environmental and outdoor education into school programs at all levels. This publication contains 10 such reprints. The titles of the articles are: (1) Conservation Education - It Lasts a Lifetime; (2) Through an Open Door; (3) Environmental Education: Homebrew Style; (4) Conservation Campus; (5) Selecting Suitable Sites for Schools; (6) Outdoor Classroom Helps Revive Indian Traditions; (7) Conservation - A Plan for All Seasons; (8) Walk-Up-and-Kick-Um; (9) Experiences Unlimited; and (10) Education that Cannot Wait. Many of these articles are summaries of existing outdoor education programs and how they were developed. One article in particular discusses teacher certification in conservation-outdoor education as proposed in Indiana. (MR)