Italian and American Perspectives on Outdoor Education

Abstract

The authors provide examples of outdoor education projects from Italy and the United States, along with some specific ideas teachers can use to start their own outdoor learning projects to bring problem-based and project-based learning into the curriculum.

Key words::

• active learning
• outdoor education
• problem-based learning
• project-based learning

Acknowledgment: The Wildwood Public Schools would like to thank The Daniel Tanner Foundation for its support of the Wildwood Culinary Arts program.

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Notes on contributors

John K. Kummings

John K. Kummings is Superintendent of the Wildwood School District in New Jersey. Email: [email protected]

Maria Tomarchio

Maria Tomarchio is a Full Professor at Università di Catania in Italy, in the Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione. Email: [email protected]

Gabriella d'Aprile

Gabriella d'Aprile is a Researcher at Università di Catania in Italy, in the Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione. Email: [email protected]