In any typical classroom you will find room arrangements that seem to remain static across time including chairs, tables, desks, and a white or chalk board all behind the parameter of four solid walls. Learners are usually expected to sit in their specific, predetermined places while attending to directions given by the teacher. Once directions are given these same learners are expected to work on some kind of task and provide some kind of output indicating to the teacher that they have retained at least some part of that information.

One of the world's most beloved writers, Ernest Hemingway, understood the importance of using one's senses while engaged in learning activity. He encouraged the idea of attending to the senses using sights, sounds, tastes, touch and fragrances when we experience our environments. By taking learners out into a natural setting we can increase opportunity for stimulating these senses. Imagine the classroom being out in the grass, under a tree, or inside of a garden. Imagine a science lesson at a nearby wetland area, a community vegetable garden or an outdoor nature preserve. Imagine an art or writing lesson in front of a flower garden, near a trickling stream, or at a public park where garden sculptures appear.