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OverviewDavid Sobel’s follow-up to Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks readers through the nitty-gritty facts of running a nature-based program. Organized around nine themes, each chapter begins with an overview from the author, followed by case studies from diverse early childhood programs, ranging from those that serve at-risk children to public preschools to university farm programs to Waldorf schools. Sample newsletters in each chapter show how real programs have tackled tough questions and sticky situations. The program featured in these newsletters are from across the United States: Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Alabama, Con¬necticut, Illinois, Vermont, California, Michigan, Rhode Island, Louisiana, and Indiana. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David SobelPublisher: Redleaf Press Imprint: Redleaf Press Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9781605546827ISBN 10: 1605546828 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 30 September 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsTake this book outside, sit under a tree, and feel inspired! Using stories from early childhood programs from across the country, David Sobel shows the reader how to use the outdoors to meet all areas of development. He provides the research to convince even the most skeptical families, funders, and administrators of the benefits of the great outdoors. --Julie Powers, MA, associate professor of early childhood education at University of Hawaii Maui College and coauthor of Nature-Based Learning for Young Children """Take this book outside, sit under a tree, and feel inspired! Using stories from early childhood programs from across the country, David Sobel shows the reader how to use the outdoors to meet all areas of development. He provides the research to convince even the most skeptical families, funders, and administrators of the benefits of the great outdoors."" --Julie Powers, MA, associate professor of early childhood education at University of Hawaii Maui College and coauthor of Nature-Based Learning for Young Children" Author InformationDavid Sobel has spent the last twenty-five years working in the field of child development, place-based education, and parenting with nature. He currently serves as Senior Faculty in the Education Department at Antioch University New England in Keene, New Hampshire. His expertise and passion led to being identified as one of the “gurus and rock stars of environmental education” by Teacher magazine and one of the 2007 Daring Dozen educational leaders in Edutopia magazine. David is the author of Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens and The Sky Above and the Mud Below. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |