Outdoor classrooms are becoming popular within school settings to promote authentic learning experiences. These spaces can be created in many types of locations (urban, suburban, and rural areas) and are applicable in all subject areas including art, science, global languages, and keyboarding, as some examples. We encourage article submissions to encourage outdoor classroom practices in a variety of ways, such as methods for designing spaces, instructional activities, and ways to support students’ overall well-being. Submissions can be sent to submissions@blueswallowfarmfoundation.org.
The Benefits of Nature Journaling with Students
Kelsey Chandler Bird
Frederick County Public Schools
Nature journaling, also known as field journaling, is something that I do with students, who range from 6-9 years old, weekly to enhance their understanding of the natural environment around them, get them outside, and explore skills they do not always use within the classroom.
Harnessing the Power of Outdoor Classrooms: Unleashing the Spark of Creativity
Education is constantly evolving. The digital, fast-paced lifestyle is present in most people’s lives. Educators are seeking innovative ways to enhance learning.
Williamsport High School Outdoor Research Area
Which is the healthier aquatic ecosystem, Springfield Run or the Potomac River? This is the question that will greet biology students at Williamsport High School (WHS) during the first week of the new school year.
Analyzing Land Use in a Watershed Using the CERR Model
Students will leave Claud E Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview (Fairview Outdoor School) with a love for science and the great outdoors and will see themselves as capable environmental scientists who can make a difference in their own communities.
New Life for an Old Fire Tower
Ask any student who has visited the Claud E. Kitchens Outdoor School at Fairview in Clear Spring, MD for a favorite memory, and many will recount the climb up the 104-foot fire tower.
