Description
David 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, Connecticut, Illinois, Vermont, California, Michigan, Rhode Island, Louisiana, and Indiana.
About the Author
David 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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781605546827
Author David Sobel
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Redleaf Press
Publisher Redleaf Press
Weight(grams) 333g
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, Connecticut, Illinois, Vermont, California, Michigan, Rhode Island, Louisiana, and Indiana.
About the Author
David 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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781605546827
Author David Sobel
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Redleaf Press
Publisher Redleaf Press
Weight(grams) 333g
