Name of School or organization:
DaterMontessoriNatureCenter at DaterMontessoriSchool

(a CPSMagnet School)

Contact person:
Kyra McKinney
Your mission:
Hands on Environmental Education through Outdoor Land Lab
Phone:
513-923-2881
Grades/ages involved
preK-7
Number of Kids Involved:
625
Is this an in-school or after school program or club?
In school
Address:
2840 Boudinot Ave
City:
Cincinnati
State:
Ohio
ZIP: 
45238
E-Mail:
Web Site: 
n/a
When was the program started?
Spring 1999
Why was the program started?
To continue work done at former CarsonMontessoriNatureCenter and expand into full sun options afforded by the Dater site.
Program description:
E.N.C.A.S.E.Enjoying Nature Center As School Extension brings 

students outdoors each month for lessons and activities related to 

the seasons and curriculum.

Additional comments:
The Montessori philosophy states that the mind is taught by the student’s hand as well as the surrounding environment.What better way for students to learn about the natural world than to be in it during class time.What better way to raise a population of citizens with stewardship toward the natural world than to have them taught by Nature herself.