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Community-based
(or
place-based)
education
uses
local
cultural
and
historic
resources
to
teach
K–12
curricula.
Learning
is
rooted
in
the
unique
history,
culture,
environment,
literature,
economy,
and
art
of
a
particular
place.
The
community
provides
a
context
for
this
learning,
and
community
members
serve
as
resources
and
partners
in
teaching.
Activities,
lesson
plans,
and
units
of
study
may
focus
on
the
following:
architecture,
archaeology,
cemeteries,
documents,
folk
ways,
objects
and
artifacts,
community
and
family
history,
photographs,
portraits,
historic
sites,
museums,
and
the
urban
and
rural
landscape.
This
approach
to
education
engages
students
academically
by
combining
real
world
experience
with
classroom
learning.
It
promotes
citizenship
and
prepares
students
to
respect
and
live
well
in
their
community.
Community-based
learning
helps
schools
and
communities
work
together.
Resources
for
Community-based
Education
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