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ERIC Number: EJ456261
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
People, Parks and Rainforests.
Singer, Judith Y.
Childhood Education, v68 n5 p271-74 1992
The MLE Learning Center, a publicly funded day care center and after-school program in Brooklyn, New York, helps children develop awareness of a global community by using local resources to teach the children about the rainforest. (LB)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Conservation (Environment), Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Ecology, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Field Trips, Global Approach, Learning Activities, Museums, Natural Resources, Parks, School Age Day Care, Simulation, Summer Programs, Urban Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: New York (Brooklyn); Tropical Rain Forests
Note: Theme Issue: Promoting Ecological Awareness in Children.