Educational School Gardening and Handwork

Originally published in 1913, this book provides a guide to developing school gardens and the value of gardens for the broader educational process.

List of contents

Prefatory note; Introduction; 1. Thoughts on school gardening - aims and principles; 2. 'A beginning'; 3. 'My' garden; 4. Descriptive work; 5. Nature study; 6. The garden and the cookery classes; 7. A school garden company; 8. The recording of garden work - what books shall be kept for garden work?; 9. The school museum; 10. Experimental work in the garden; 11. Garden hints; 12. The school beautiful; 13. Tools and the tool shed; 14. Exhibiting; 15. Evening continuation schools; 16. Woodwork and metalwork; Exercises; Helps; Index.

Summary

Originally published in 1913, this book provides a practical guide to the development of school gardens and the value of gardens for the broader educational process. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout and exercises are included at the end of the text.

Product details

• Authors: G. W. S. Brewer, Brewer G. W. S.
• Assisted by: Henry Hobhouse (Introduction)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781316509845
• ISBN: 978-1-316-50984-5
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, History of Education, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture