Posts by Eddie Jones, LREC Program Manager
Effective Outdoor Learning at Home: A Springtime Sampling
Litzsinger teacher partners, always ingenious and innovative, have been blazing new trails this spring as they guide their students in…
Kim and her Kids Are Creating a Sustainable Schoolyard!
This process has given my students a chance to make the schoolyard a more inviting place for people and animals.…
Partnering for Effective Outdoor Learning at Pershing Elementary
Students explore plant and animal interactions in their schoolyard.
YES Teens Become Environmental Educators
Partnering with the Saint Louis Science Center, LREC hosted a group of teens as they spent the summer becoming familiar…
A Crawfish Tale
Center: Marge Lodes Early last fall, LREC was approached by Margie Lodes, a high school junior at St. Joseph’s Academy,…
Place-based Learning – Beyond the Schoolyard
“Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.” – Jack Sparrow Examples of Local Treasures: Bill Clay, Sr. Saint Anselm…
Winter: ‘Tis the Season to Go Outside!
(Originally published January 2017) The mission of the LREC Teacher Partnership Program is to equip teachers to become effective outdoor…
Learning About Egypt, But So Much More
Our students experimented for days, building pyramids out of nearly every material they could find. They quickly noticed the mathematical…
The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl and Prairie Plants
A recent walk down the hallways at Covenant Christian School was a bit startling. Long rolls of white paper, about…
Make the Most of your LREC Teacher Partnership
LREC teacher partners have some great opportunities to continue their outdoor place-based education training. Here’s an update on our partnership…
Student Map-making and Missouri Learning Standards (Foxfire Core Practice 3)
Can Missouri Learning Standards be practiced, measured and achieved in an outdoor setting with students involved in the planning and…