Children's Education in Gardens: School Garden in the Western Basic Education

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A review tracing the history of the school garden in Western basic education since the 17th century. It states that in modern educational philosophy, gardens have been valued as a context beneficial to children's intellectual and spiritual growth and well-being, and were introduced into kindergartens, primary and middle schools as an "outdoor classroom." The review examines how the values and meanings of school gardens have expanded across changing historical periods and surveys recent research and practice, with the stated goal of promoting the development of school gardens and children's gardens in contemporary China.