Videos to Inspire, Inform, or Help You Sell Your Project Idea
Exploring School Nature Areas
By Project Wild
301-493-5447
A good introductory video to show you some sample projects in different circumstances. The enthusiasm of the kids is contagious.
Making the Best of Your School Grounds
Learning Through Landscapes Foundation
Available through the "Green Brick Road"
1-800-477-2665
A longer video, 25 minutes, this again takes the British approach which looks to enhance the human as well as wildlife uses of the schoolyard. Compares sharply the drab reality of most
school grounds with the potential of an enhanced schoolyard, including an Iron Age Village!
Habitats for Learning, A Planning Guide for Using and Developing School Land Labs
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1995
614-265-6878
Video highlights Ohio's approach which advocates the use of existing outdoor areas before
moving into enhancement and development projects.
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Updated January 2008.
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