Experience with Practical Environmental Education in Primary Schools

Nutrition education in Chilean primary schools.

The purpose of this study was to incorporate nutrition education in Chilean primary schools. The baseline information included nutritional status, food consumption and physical activity of 1701 children from 3rd to 7th grade in ten urban and rural schools. Main results showed a high prevalence of obesity (15.4%) and overweight (19.6%), low consumption of vegetables, fruits, and dairy products, ...

Scaling the practical education experience

In the past decade, a number of environments to support hands-on exercises for undergraduateand graduate-level networking courses have been developed. In this position paper, we consider the successful model of a graduate-level laboratory-based course, and how similarly compelling handson experiences may be brought to a wider audience at the undergraduate level. While there are significant chal...

Ergonomic, Safety and Environmental Health Status of Primary Schools in Markazi Province / Iran in 2003-2004

Introduction: A childs world centers around the home, school and the local community. These should be healthy places. But in reality, these places are often so unhealthy that they underlie majority of accident and disease among children in the developing world. The aim of this study was to determine ergonomic, safety and environmental health status at primary schools in Markazi province. Materi...

Contextualising teaching and learning in rural primary schools: Using agricultural experience - Volume 1 - Education paper 20

Ergonomic, Safety and Environmental Health Status of Primary Schools in Markazi Province / Iran in 2003-2004

Introduction: A childs world centers around the home, school and the local community. These should be healthy places. But in reality, these places are often so unhealthy that they underlie majority of accident and disease among children in the developing world. The aim of this study was to determine ergonomic, safety and environmental health status at primary schools in Markazi province. Materi...