GET OUTSIDE!!
An outdoor classroom serves as an extension of the indoor classroom. Learning outdoors and exposure to outdoors has proven to increase academic performance, enhance learning, increase engagement by students and connect students with the environment. We would like our teachers to utilize the outdoors as an opportunity to use the space around the school to teach the standards and curriculum. Not just science! The outdoors provides great opportunities to teach math concepts, writing, art, social studies, - essentially any content area!
Want to add an outdoor classroom to your school?
Want to add an outdoor classroom to your school?
Please review the material provided on this page and contact Melanie Parker, Coordinator of Environmental Literacy & Outdoor Education, mdparker@aacps.org; 410-222-3822. Happy to come walk your school grounds with you to brainstorm ideas and possibilities.
SOP - Third Party and Self Help Projects.pdfPlease review this information from facilities regarding Outdoor Classroom Projects
Pricing for outdoor items -
Potential Grant Funding for Outdoor Classrooms
Potential Grant Funding for Outdoor Classrooms
Up to $10,000 for Outdoor Classrooms - application due in January
Up to $10,000 for Outdoor Classrooms - application due in January
Other environmental grants available as well!
Up to $1000 for native plant gardens
Up to $1000 for native plant gardens
Applications taken in August and March
Call your local Home Depot or Lowes to ask for donations - Make a portable outdoor classroom with 5 gallon buckets! Flip them over for seats!
Chesapeake & Coastal Grants Gateway
Chesapeake & Coastal Grants Gateway
Outcome 4: December deadline
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