Talk:Place-based education

I'm glad this page is here. I'll add some more specific information about how place-based education is distinct from related educational models. Japhyr (talk) 18:30, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv (talk) 00:57, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

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Place-Based Education → Place-based education — Naming convention. Frap (talk) 20:17, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

• Support - This does not appear to be a proper noun. ErikHaugen (talk | contribs) 22:00, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

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What is place-based education?

Usually the opening sentence will define the subject. This just gives a long list of alternative names and says it is "an educational philosophy." That is uninformative. The rest of the article is not any better. The long quotation from Lane-Zucker is full of jargon and long-winded academic writing. I came to this article to learn what place-based education was, and after reading this I still have no clue.

Here is my stab at an opening sentence. Maybe someone that knows more on this topic can improve it.

Place-based education is an education philosophy that encourages learning from the culture and environment of the students' local community.

Nkswiki (talk) 21:07, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Edit request: correct curriculum name in Think Global School example

I have a conflict of interest as Marketing Director at THINK Global School (disclosed previously on Talk:Think Global School), so I'm proposing this small correction here rather than editing directly, per WP:COI.

The "Examples of Place-Based Learning" section currently includes:

"Think Global School combines place-based learning with project-based learning as part of its Changemaker Curriculum. Students live and learn in four countries per year, engaging in projects that incorporate social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors relevant to the places they visit. The projects include conversations with locals, expert guest speakers, and other members of the community."

The "Changemaker Curriculum" name has been retired; the school now calls it the THINK Global School Curriculum. Everything else in that sentence (four countries per year, the description of the projects) remains accurate per the school's current official materials.

Requested change — replace "Changemaker Curriculum" with "THINK Global School Curriculum" so the sentence reads:

"Think Global School combines place-based learning with project-based learning as part of its THINK Global School Curriculum. Students live and learn in four countries per year, engaging in projects that incorporate social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors relevant to the places they visit. The projects include conversations with locals, expert guest speakers, and other members of the community."

This is a single factual name correction; no other changes requested. Thanks for reviewing. Glacierfanclub (talk) 18:10, 6 August 2026 (UTC)