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Drawing Parallels: EIC and Design

If you were to visually compare a traditional grade-school curriculum and an EIC (Environment as Integrating Context for learning) program, it would look something like this: [click to enlarge] There is an interesting parallel between the traditional curriculum– divided into distinct and separate disciplines– and standard design practices. Now, if we were to look at design with […] […]

What is EIC?

Research gathered and thoughts provoked by “Closing the Achievement Gap: Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning,” published by the State Education and Environmental Roundtable in conjunction with The Pew Charitable Trusts. This study surveyed schools that use Environment as an Integrating Context for learning, or EIC– essentially, nature and community-based curricula. So what […] […]