Not exact matches
Kennesaw State University Students for Environmental Sustainability
built an
outdoor classroom at the Marietta Center for Advanced Academics (MCAA).
With community support, we eliminated high - fructose drinks from school vending machines and banned sweets from
classroom parties (a hard swallow for those drinking the same sugary punch as Cookie Crusader Sarah Palin); changed the tuition - based preschool food offerings to allergy - free, healthful choices; successfully lobbied for a salad bar and then taught kids how to use it; enlisted Gourmet Gorilla, a small independent company, to provide affordable, healthy, locally sourced, organic snacks after - school and boxed lunches;
built a teaching kitchen to house an afterschool cooking program; and convinced teachers to give - up a union - mandated planning period in order to supervise daily
outdoor recess.
The
classroom experience is thoroughly enhanced by the decision to concentrate architectural efforts on to the rear of the
building, intertwining indoor and
outdoor learning spaces that have the ability to transform and facilitate learning.
The new
building has a multi-purpose hall, a new IT suite and light, spacious
classrooms with access to
outdoor teaching areas.
The idea of food production came up pretty quickly, and they decided to explore
building a greenhouse as an
outdoor classroom.
The school
built a greenhouse about ten years ago, and has been using it as an
outdoor classroom with a focus on sustainability and food production.
Students in Whitfield County take on a range of multidisciplinary projects and learn math and physics while
building an
outdoor classroom.
It should also create
outdoor classrooms and learning spaces, as well as
build physical activity and
outdoor learning into all aspects of the national curriculum.
Outdoor classrooms and shelters for schools are designed to complement existing
buildings and surroundings.
Whether you need extra space for modular school
buildings, mobile and double
classrooms, meeting rooms or security offices, our unique
outdoor modular
buildings are tailored to your space and budget.
Low - income schools without a learning garden can request one of our «Big Dig»
outdoor classroom -
building events.
The Mid-Atlantic's inaugural
outdoor classroom - garden was
built at Beacon Heights Elementary School in Riverdale, MD..
In addition to the academic benefits, the
outdoor classroom helps students connect and
build further trust with classmates and teachers.
The 65,000 - square - foot
building houses three large gallery spaces, a museum store, university and community
classrooms and Nasher Museum Café with indoor and
outdoor seating overlooking sculpture gardens.
The Whitney plans to
build nice - sounding things downtown —
outdoor sculpture gardens, roof decks,
classrooms, seminar rooms, a research library, an auditorium, a study center, a café, and a bookstore.
The
outdoor classroom may seem unrelated to the restoration of the
building, but the CTRC sees it as a small but important standard for how the rest of the project will go, calling it: «an example of responsible planning principles to be implemented elsewhere in the Master Plan.»
While students learn about water cycles, pollination, waste streams and biodiversity in the
classroom, the tangible benefits are experienced as they walk through sustainable
buildings and
outdoor courtyards, designed to provide healthy habitats for humans.
JAMES SCHOOL, Shamrock, NJ 6/2011 to 6/2012 Special Needs Assistant • Assisted the teacher in creating and implementing effective lesson plans for each child • Provided support in
building a sympathetic environment in the
classroom • Helped the teacher apply safety measures to ensure the physical wellbeing of each student • Created individual student records and managed documentation on each student • Helped the teacher supervise the students during recess and
outdoor activities • Assisted the teacher in assessing and evaluation each child by providing them with observational feedback