Results: "Libraries", "Outdoor Learning"

Advancements in technology—even a global pandemic—haven’t meant the end of libraries. Far from it! Libraries have consistently evolved to keep pace with changing times, while providing a place for learning...

Most all of the school and district leaders I’ve spoken with over the years say that they appreciate dedicated areas for outdoor learning and see value in them. However, when...

...things, playgrounds provide an opportunity for children to learn teamwork, build social connections, examine patterns and experiment with cause and effect. The best outdoor learning spaces engage all five senses—seeing,...

...few ways to keep the “outdoor” in outdoor learning. Sticks… When a big storm blows through town and rattles loose branches and twigs from the trees, very often, I find...

...and by their very nature, libraries aren’t like that. They’re very often the busy, bustling heartbeat of a community and they serve everyone in the neighborhood. As such, this project...

...inspired with ideas on how pollinator gardens could be incorporated into outdoor learning spaces. Don’t Forget the Lunch For something called a “lunch and learn” this one should be obvious,...

column in Forbes that suggested Amazon should replace libraries. Yet, nearly 5,000 years after the first library was formed in southern Mesopotamia, there are nearly eight times more libraries in...

...new and different ways. That means finding opportunities to make every surface – even the secure boundary, like fences and walls – part of the outdoor learning environment. If the...

...inquisitive… which is what learning is all about. A secure freedom to be wholly themselves. Special Outdoor Spaces My dream outdoor learning spaces are those that allow play, learning and...

...outdoor learning spaces on its campus. Several acres of outdoor learning space will highlight different ecosystems—such as woods, a grassland, and even a bog with swamp creatures like tadpoles and...