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Outdoor Classroom

Outdoor Classroom. Outdoor Classroom. The concept is simple: “Everything you can do inside, you can do outside.”. Definition: An outdoor classroom is any area outside your classroom that is effectively used by the students and teachers as a place for learning. Quick Quiz.

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Outdoor Classroom

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  1. Outdoor Classroom

  2. Outdoor Classroom The concept is simple: “Everything you can do inside, you can do outside.” Definition:An outdoor classroom is any area outside your classroom that is effectively used by the students and teachers as a place for learning.

  3. Quick Quiz Would you ever build a living room for a house outside? Would you ever build a second kitchen for a house outside? Who will build outside facilities?

  4. Living Room Kitchen

  5. Electrical Outlets Oven & Stove Refrigerator

  6. The nation's millionaires saw their numbers advance in 2009, with the U.S. millionaire population rising to 7.8 million. INCREASING Demand for Outdoor “Rooms.”

  7. “We can’t afford to build an outdoor classroom. It will cost at least $10,000 and the economy is too weak to support such an endeavor.” • “It’s too tough to build an outdoor classroom. There are an endless list of problems in building a classroom outside.” • “We shouldn’t build a classroom that can’t be used every day of the year.” • “Just have the students sit on the lawn or on an unused concrete slab such as a parking lot or loading dock.” Some challenges for creating an OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.

  8. “Some people see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say why not?” “There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.” “The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need citizens who can dream of things that never were. “ A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

  9. Case Study: Russell Elementary School(Marple-Newtown SD) • Principal Dianne Smith. • Partnered with LyondellBasell of Newtown Square, a chemical and fuel research developmental center. • “The classroom will be mainly used for science and social studies classes.” – Principal Smith. • Contains custom built seats and benches for students (one classroom). • Contains a custom large “Teacher table” for demonstrations.

  10. Questions related to the Russell Elementary School Outdoor Classroom • How much did it cost? • How long did it take to build? • What was the age of the youngest volunteer?

  11. Questions related to the Russell Elementary School Outdoor Classroom • How much did it cost? ($3,000 – donated) • How long did it take to build? (4 hours) • What was the age of the youngest volunteer? (6 years old)

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