{"product_id":"9781605544205","title":"Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms: Designing and Implementing Child-Centered Learning Environments","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreate an outdoor learning program\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Nelson \u003c\/b\u003eis 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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redleaf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171732701424,"sku":"9781605544205","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605544205_p0.jpg?v=1763830634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605544205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}