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Lin, Show-Yu; Wu, Ming-Ta; Cho, Ya-I; Chen, Hui-Huang – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2015
Background: Nanotechnology education has become an urgent priority to nurture skilled human resources for the rapidly developing nanotechnology-related industries. The promotion of popular science education focusing on nanotechnology is an ideal approach to bridge the gaps in formal curricula, and to stimulate curiosity about and interest in…
Descriptors: Molecular Structure, Technology, Program Effectiveness, Elementary Schools
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Aron, Isa – Journal of Jewish Education, 2014
This article provides an overview and analysis of a relatively new phenomenon: congregational schools that have altered the conventional grammar of schooling, either through their structural arrangements or through their curricular approaches. Five pre-bar/bat mitzvah models are discussed: family schools, schools as communities,…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Jews, Models, Curriculum
Fortin, Neil – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2000
Camp Tawingo (Ontario) started as a summer camp in 1961 based on the philosophy that through outdoor recreation and fun, children can learn about self, others, community, and nature. This philosophy has guided it through its growth into an independent residential outdoor center and an independent, small rural school for grades K-8, Tawingo…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1966
OUTDOOR EDUCATION IN THE FORM OF DAY CAMPS, TEPEE CAMPS, THREE-DAY CAMPS, TEACHER-SELECTED FIELD TRIPS, AND A MOBILE NATURE MUSEUM WAS PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN FROM DEPRIVED AREAS. A TOTAL OF 11,680 CHILDREN FROM 44 ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM BETWEEN MAY 1, 1966 AND AUGUST 3, 1966. THE DAY AND OVER-NIGHT…
Descriptors: Counselors, Curriculum Enrichment, Day Camp Programs, Disadvantaged