Wild in the City
The importance of urban environmental exploration for students and teachers
Community-Character Education
Exploring, defining and enhancing the visual environment of our communities.
Good Design Matters
Growth is inevitable, but the destruction of community character and natural resources that too often accompanies it is not.
Community Appearance: Opportunities in the Inner City
Students in an inner-city-school program learned that visual environments are a matter of choice: they can reflect and perpetuate cycles of poverty, or become opportunities to restore hope and self-esteem.
Do You See What I See?
An activity to help students understand visual pollution and begin to recognize it in their environment.
Habitat House Hunt
In this activity for Grades 5-8, students play real estate agents who must find suitable homes for their urban animal clients. It is a fun way for students to learn about the importance of preserving wildlife habitats.
