Educational School Gardening and Handwork

Originally published in 1913, this book provides a guide to developing school gardens and the value of gardens for the broader educational process.

G. W. S. Brewer (Author), Henry Hobhouse (Introduction by)

9781316509845, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 February 2016

206 pages
20.5 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm, 0.25 kg

Originally published in 1913, this book provides a practical guide to the development of school gardens and the value of gardens for the broader educational process. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout and exercises are included at the end of the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in horticulture and the history of education.

Prefatory note
Introduction
1. Thoughts on school gardening - aims and principles
2. 'A beginning'
3. 'My' garden
4. Descriptive work
5. Nature study
6. The garden and the cookery classes
7. A school garden company
8. The recording of garden work - what books shall be kept for garden work?
9. The school museum
10. Experimental work in the garden
11. Garden hints
12. The school beautiful
13. Tools and the tool shed
14. Exhibiting
15. Evening continuation schools
16. Woodwork and metalwork
Exercises
Helps
Index.

Subject Areas: Botany & plant sciences [PST]