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An Historical Geography Of Ontario School-Board-Operated Outdoor Education Centres, James Borland
An Historical Geography Of Ontario School-Board-Operated Outdoor Education Centres, James Borland
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School facilities are not passive containers, but designed spaces that project particular systems of values. Prior to the development of the idea that separate school facilities should be built to provide students with outdoor learning spaces, classroom teachers commonly used outdoor spaces within their local communities as pedagogical resources. Across Ontario, Canada's most populated province, it is commonly perceived by several scholars, news media, and many classroom teachers that school-board-operated outdoor education centres are one of the few spaces where students can learn about nature. In 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced $20 million in funding "to support outdoor …