▁in ▁width , ▁of ▁crim son ▁with ▁a ▁narrow ▁centre ▁stri pe ▁of ▁green . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁Mer itor ious ▁& ▁Long ▁Service ▁Awards <0x0A> </s> ▁Place - based ▁education , ▁sometimes ▁called ▁ped ag ogy ▁of ▁place , ▁place - based ▁learning , ▁exper ient ial ▁education , ▁community - based ▁education , ▁education ▁for ▁sust ain ability , ▁environmental ▁education ▁or ▁more ▁rarely , ▁service ▁learning , ▁is ▁an ▁educational ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁co ined ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁by ▁Laur ie ▁Lane - Z ucker ▁of ▁The ▁Or ion ▁Society ▁and ▁Dr . ▁John ▁E lder ▁of ▁Middle bury ▁College . ▁Or ion ' s ▁early ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁place - based ▁education ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ger ald ine ▁R . ▁D odge ▁Foundation . ▁Although ▁educ ators ▁have ▁used ▁its ▁principles ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁the ▁approach ▁was ▁developed ▁initially ▁by ▁The ▁Or ion ▁Society , ▁a ▁Massachusetts - based ▁non pro fit ▁organization , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Professor ▁David ▁Sob el , ▁Project ▁Director ▁at ▁Ant io ch ▁University ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Place - based ▁education ▁see ks ▁to ▁help ▁communities ▁through ▁employ ing ▁students ▁and ▁school ▁staff ▁in ▁solving ▁community ▁problems . ▁Place - based ▁education ▁diff ers ▁from ▁conventional ▁text ▁and ▁class room - based ▁education ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁understand s ▁students ' ▁local ▁community ▁as