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Greendale Elementary School outdoor classroom & educational trail

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dc.contributor.authorGilboy, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorBrowning, Laraen
dc.contributor.authorJessup, Jenniferen
dc.contributor.authorWu, Silviaen
dc.contributor.authorBrowning, Matthewen
dc.contributor.authorEnvironmental Interpretation Classen
dc.coverage.cityAbingdonen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.countyWashington Countyen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-26T02:49:00Zen
dc.date.available2016-07-26T02:49:00Zen
dc.date.issued2014-06en
dc.description.abstractGreendale Elementary School is located in Abingdon, Virginia within Washington County. It is comprised of grades preschool through fifth grade totaling approximately 380 students. Currently there are two outdoor classrooms and a nature trail on the property. The outdoor classrooms are divided between a preschool/ADA accessible garden and a kindergarten through fifth grade garden. Both gardens have been utilized in the past, but are currently underused and neglected.<br /><br />The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) was tasked with developing conceptual designs to restore the two outdoor classrooms. The proposed outdoor classroom features would incorporate grade-appropriate Standards of Learning (SOL) objectives to help students make the connection between book knowledge and actual “hands on” application in the outdoor classroom, focusing primarily on the “micro” concepts of ecology, biology, aquatics, and soils. The classroom should also encourage different types of uses and include opportunities for lessons on all subject matter.<br /><br />Greendale also wanted CDAC to explore extending the existing nature trail. This proposed trail would connect the existing nature trail to the existing fitness track on the lower portion of the school grounds. The proposed trail would incorporate a variety of learning stations that introduce the students to “macro” oriented concepts such as forests, land use, climate, and the solar system. In doing so, this would provide the opportunity for weaving in present day challenges of balancing land-use and economic needs with environmental protection and community sustainability. It would also provide the opportunity for real-life experiences of achievement through teamwork among classmates, teachers, parents, and partner organizations that share the same vision for improving the educational potential in local schools.<br /><br />Greendale is trying to increase awareness for the need of physical activity and the value of a healthy life style. Both portions of the project address obesity and poverty issues by encouraging physical activity in the garden areas and on the loop trail. It also teaches students how to grow vegetables and how that relates to proper nutrition.<br /><br />The Design Center also collaborated with students in the Spring 2014 Environmental Interpretation course at Virginia Tech’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. These students developed the text for the interpretive materials (e.g. signs and kiosk) in the outdoor classroom areas and loop trail designs.en
dc.description.notesCover title.en
dc.description.notesProject team: Elizabeth Gilboy, director; Lara Browning, Jen Jessup, Silvia Wu, Matt Browning, Environmental Interpretation Class.en
dc.description.notes"Prepared for Greendale Elementary School, Abingdon, VA, June 2014."en
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Forest Serviceen
dc.description.sponsorshipVirginia. Department of Forestryen
dc.format.extent141 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 28 cm.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierAbingdon_Final_Report_red.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/71834en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Centeren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderVirginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Centeren
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectOutdoor learning laboratories -- Virginia -- Abingdon -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subjectNature trails -- Virginia -- Abingdon -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subjectElementary schools -- Virginia -- Abingdon -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subjectLandscape architecture -- Virginia -- Abingdon -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.A542 C57 2014ken
dc.titleGreendale Elementary School outdoor classroom & educational trailen
dc.title.alternativeGreendale Elementary School outdoor classroom and educational trailen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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