Learn Scaping
Are you a teacher trying to teach about the wonders of the world from inside a classroom?

Look at the possibilities of teaching your students outside those windows.
Students respond well to learning in outdoor environments and demonstrate improved learning and behaviour.

School grounds and gardens are increasingly being recognised and used as stimulating and engaging places for student learning.

What are learn scapes?
They are specially designed outdoor spaces that are stimulating and engaging places for student learning and interaction with the environment.

They allow a range of pedagogies that are more achievable outside the conventional classroom.

Common features include food gardens, frog bogs, worm farms or outdoor ‘classrooms’.

They provide opportunities for teaching to all curriculum areas

They raise environmental awareness and teaching for sustainability.

The Learnscape process is a collaborative process that includes teachers, students, administration and community.

They incorporate curriculum and learning activities as well as student involvement in development and maintenance.

The learn scape becomes an integral part of the learning experiences of the school.

Students respond well to learning in outdoor environments and demonstrate improved learning and behaviour.

They allow a greater range of pedagogies than the conventional classroom

Gary Shadforth - Arcadia Sustainable Design - 0431 022 953

gary@arcadiasustainabledesign.com.au

Delivery of Learn scape service

• Site visit and consultation with school staff
  
• Teacher professional development
  
• Learnscape planning workshops
  
• Report with concept design