▁place - based ▁school ▁that ▁through ▁service , ▁integrated ▁curr icul um ▁and ▁exper ient ial ▁learning , ▁provides ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁act ively ▁build ▁relationships ▁locally . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁on - going ▁rest oration ▁efforts ▁in ▁near - by ▁natural ▁areas , ▁creating ▁exhib its ▁for ▁local ▁cultural ▁museum s , ▁and ▁research ing ▁and ▁propos ing ▁policy - based ▁solutions ▁to ▁community ▁problems . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁emb ark ing ▁upon ▁a ▁unit ▁about ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁might ▁interview ▁veter ans ▁of ▁that ▁war , ▁collect ing ▁their ▁stories ▁for ▁a ▁radio - spot , ▁newspaper ▁article ▁or ▁educational ▁bro ch ure . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁local ▁people ▁to ▁support ▁students ' ▁learning ▁would ▁not ▁only ▁lead ▁to ▁greater ▁compreh ension ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁understanding ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁their ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁Juni per ▁Hill ▁School ▁for ▁Place - B ased ▁Education ▁in ▁Al na , ▁Maine ▁uses ▁place - based ▁education ▁to ▁connect ▁children ▁to ▁themselves , ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁to ▁their ▁communities ▁through ▁studying ▁both ▁natural ▁and ▁human ▁environments . ▁All ▁activities ▁Juni per ▁Hill ' s ▁students ▁eng age ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁are ▁integrated ▁into ▁the ▁local ▁landscape ▁and ▁community . ▁Bow en ▁Island ▁Community ▁School ▁on ▁Bow en ▁Island , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁l ends ▁itself ▁to ▁in - depth ▁environmental ▁learning ▁experiences ▁by ▁joining ▁students ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁together ▁to ▁fost er