ISO a nature based or school with a lot of outdoor education

[Anonymous]

Tuckahoe Elementary in Arlington just celebrated their 10th Anniversary of their national award-winning Discovery Schoolyard. They started this movement in Arlington, and have shared their knowledge with the other elementary schools.

Building a Learning Oasis?..
The Tuckahoe Discovery Schoolyard

"Kids in K-12 spend 15,500 hours in school. Only one percent is spent outdoors? In outdoor spaces curriculum is learned, not taught."
National Schoolground Planning Group

The Tuckahoe Discovery Schoolyard Project is a shared vision of the principal, teachers and parents at Tuckahoe to expand the school learning environment to the natural world. The mission is to create an exemplary, educational schoolyard. Principal Brown explains, " Our use of outdoor classrooms encourages broad-based learning that taps into the strengths and interests of all our students. It promotes an interconnectedness on two levels- by blending the entire learning community and bringing so many areas of the curriculum together in a real-life setting."

Tuckahoe's past interest in gardening, outdoor expeditions, our Colonial Fair and participation in International Schoolgrounds Day have all prepared the way for the community's interest in this project. The phased project we envision includes a courtyard pond, a certified wildlife habitat, outdoor amphitheater, classroom pavilion, observation patio, colonial log cabin and multiple theme gardens.

http://www.apsva.us/156220119133229293/site/default.asp

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the ideas PP. I'll add these schools to my list and make arrangements to tour them this year.

[Anonymous]

Sorry Burgundy isn't working out. Put their Wildlife Studies overnight camp on your radar for the future. They have a one week Junior Camp every summer.
Sounds perfect for him & the counselors are superb.
www.burgundycenter.org