Results: "Outdoor Learning"

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...to connect with nature and one another directly, and facilitate those connections through interactions with materials, both natural and manmade. There are many ways of thinking about the outdoor learning...

What can high school children do in an outdoor classroom? Most everything they can do inside, but better. Intentionally integrating an outdoor learning landscape into your high school class curriculum...

...role in designing outdoor learning environments. The scents, aromas, fragrances and odors associated with playgrounds can be transformative, and to my way of thinking, are just as important as what...

...it be cool if that thing was like this thing over here?” These little asides take on even greater meaning when applied to the design of outdoor learning spaces, where...

Landscape Architect and Outdoor Learning Thought Leader Ed Melvin has shared his appreciation of the great outdoors with SHP for five of his 30 years in the industry. During that...