A survey of 1,000 outdoor education programs nationwide finds that nearly two-thirds are in danger of folding because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such programs connect youth with the world around them and teach about nature, with documented academic, health and social benefits. But most programs are conducted by residential outdoor science schools, nature centers, parks and zoos, not in traditional classrooms. The loss will be felt disproportionately by students of color and low-income students. Description Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200615140919.htm
Collins, M., Dorph, R., Foreman, J., Pande, A., Strang, C., & Young, A. (2020). A Field at Risk: The Impact of COVID-19 on Environmental and Outdoor Science Education (p. 9). Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. https://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/sites/default/files/EE_A_Field_at_Risk_Policy_Brief.pdf
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Aparajita Pande
- Aujanee Young
- Craig Strang
- Jedda Foreman
- Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California Berkeley
- Rena Dorph
- Melissa Collins
- Date Added:
- 07/07/2020