Research shows exposure to nature is critical for child development. Farm and nature-based education programs explicitly combine expertise and practices from early childhood and environmental education. Turn Back Time, Inc., (TBT) provides farm and nature-based programs for children, including those with exceptional needs, to learn and develop through play in nature. While TBT has years of experience in nature-based early childhood education, they lack a knowledge base in environmental education. The purpose of the project was to research, develop, build, and assess nature and play-based science, technology, engineering, and math learning stations at TBT to help fill this gap.

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Creator

• Bonomo, Locke Ezra-Ros
• Silkey, Justin Andrew
• O'Connor, James Tonry

Subject

• Well-Being
• Health
• Environment
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-060118-110731

Keyword

• Science--Study and teaching
• Interdisciplinary approach in education
• Teaching

Advisor

• Stoddard, Elisabeth Anne

Year

• 2018

Center

• Sustainable Food Systems Project Center - IQP
• Farm Stay Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Turn Back Time, Inc. (TBT)

Date created

• 2018-06-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-08-09