Green Teacher 38, April-May 1994

 
Sowing a school garden: reaping an environmental ethic ... pp.7-8.
by Janet Pivnick

A growing tradition ... p.9.
by Sean Cosgrove
Children's gardening programs are an integral part of many urban community gardening projects.

The Panther Patch: A far north K to 6 gardening project ... pp.10-13.
by "Janice T. Hanscom, Felicia Leipzig"

Multicultural gardening ... pp.14-15.
by Nicole Thibault
"Gardening can lead to investigating how the peoples of the world grow, prepare and celebrate food".

The abundance of nature's imagination ... pp.16-17.
by Karen Krupa
Schoolyard naturalization as an inspiration for the arts.

Gardens and children in Japan ... pp.18-22.
by Lorisa Mock
Gardens in Japan are an important means of teaching traditions and developing cultural identity.

Rethinking tree planting ... pp.23-25.
by Henry Kock
Observing and understanding natural succession is far more valuabel to students than memories of planting lonely seedlings in a schoolyard.

Lord Roberts School Playground ... pp.26-28.
by Gary Pennington
From 1984 to 1986 hundreds of children and adults worked together to build a new playground and school garden in Vancouver's densely populated West End.

How green is your garden ... pp.29-32.
by Merryl Hammond
Do you and your students know what effects pesticides have on the environment? Use this quick quiz.

Ecocabins: monitoring our impact ... pp.33-35.
by Damian Randle
New accomodation for school groups at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales enables students to estimate the impact of living on the earth for a week.

Healthy Schools: Familiar materials ... p.37.
by Linda Cuddy
The materials and equipment we work with everyday are so familiar that we almost never think about them.... Maybe we should.


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