Is Place-Based Education a Theme for School Improvement in Rural Areas?
An invitational mini-conference focused on community and place-based educational questions and solutions

On December 7th, 2005 the Rural School and Community Trust, the Northeast RESA and Northeast Regional Office of The Science House (NCSU) hosted a mini-conference focused on community and place-based educational questions and solutions.

The group met again in the summer of 2006 for a 4-day institute focused on integrating place-based educational strategies with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study at the Senator Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Centerin Williamston, NC .

Action Plans
These plans were developed by participants in the 2006 Placed Based Learning Conference and continue to be revised. Click on the title to download a pdf of the action plan for each county.

Bertie		Are You Wet Behind the Ears?
Chowan		Come Grow With Me
Hertford		The Water Around Us
Martin		Hardwood Forest Nature Trail
Perquimans		Outdoor Wetland Lab
Tyrrell		Environmental Impact of Outlying Landing Fields to Migratory Birds in Pocosin Lakes

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