{"product_id":"9781605540252","title":"Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms: Designing and Implementing Child-Centered Learning Environments","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreate an outdoor learning program\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransform outdoor spaces into learning environments where children can enjoy a full range of activities as they spend quality time in nature. This book is filled with guidance to help you plan, design, and create an outdoor learning program that is a rich, thoughtfully equipped, natural extension of your indoor curriculum. Loaded with practical and creative ideas, it also includes information to help you\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstand how outdoor classrooms benefits children’s learning and development\u003cbr\u003eCollaborate with other teachers, administrators, and families to make your outdoor classroom a reality\u003cbr\u003eCreate development and action plans to strategize and implement changes\u003cbr\u003eEvaluate your outdoor environment, program, and practices \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eCultivating Outdoor Classrooms\u003c\/i\u003e promotes the idea that if you can do it indoors, you can probably do it outside as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eEric Nelson \u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of Child Care Planning Associates, the consulting and training division of the Child Educational Center, Caltech\/JPL Community, which he established with his wife in 1979. Eric's consulting specialties include building and playground design and renovation, child care needs assessment and feasibility studies, development of employer-related child care, and staff training and development. Eric’s understanding of the value of the outdoors is grounded in a lifetime of hiking his beloved Sierra Nevada Mountains in California since he was a young child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Redleaf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031347773680,"sku":"9781605540252","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605540252_p0.jpg?v=1763829587","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605540252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}