Outdoor classrooms can help create a completely different learning experience from those found inside the school building. These structures can help support government initiatives such as Learning Outside the Classroom, Curriculum for Excellence and Growing Schools. Read More
Providing shade and shelter from the elements, the rooms can be used to hold entire classes, perhaps involving elements from nature or the playground. Alternatively, they can be used during breaks, creating a space for children to rest and socialise.
The classrooms commonly have open sides, and roofs made from timber, tensile fabric sails, polycarbonate or toughened glass.
Outdoor classrooms will usually include external seating or play seating , and may have a storyteller’s chair as a central seat for the teacher or a succession of pupils to use. Canopy shelters can also be used to create more extensive shaded areas.
