The objective is TO DEVELOP AND TEST A FUNCTIONAL MODEL FOR DEEPENING AND EXPANDING IMPLEMENTATION OF PLACE BASED LEARNING (PBL) INTO THE LIFE AND CORE CURRICULUM OF SCHOOLS. This model will include: > CREATING EXAMPLES OF DEEP INTEGRATION OF PBL AS A SCHOOL-WIDE APPROACH INTO MAINSTREAM TEACHING: > CREATION OF MECHANISMS FOR EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF EXPERIENCE WITH INTEGRATION OF PBL AS A SCHOOL-WIDE APPROACH