The environment talks to and teaches
us, but only if we know which questions to ask, and to do this
we have to consult books and visit sites in order find out about
trees, flowers and the various ecosystems. In Italy, the Modena
local authorities have been amongst the pioneers in promoting
educational natural history visits for schoolchildren, and the
Associazione Itineroteca Emilia Romagna based at the G. Ferraris
middle school has its own classroom with a library to encourage
students to organise visits to nearby places of interest where
pleasure and education are combined.
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