Beyond the Classroom
Students Thrive
in Outdoor Learning Spaces The catalyst for Tatnall’s Experiential Education Committee (EEC) was twofold: Students needed to be outside during the pandemic for health reasons, and, more importantly, the school wanted to make the best possible use of its amazing campus resources. Since coming together, the EEC has developed five outdoor classrooms—complete with stump seating and dry erase boards—plus three tented spaces, portable classrooms, a balance beam and giant swing, a bird blind, and an eight-element low ropes course. “These learning venues are different, but still provide an excellent educational experience,”says John Evans, committee co-chair and Middle School science teacher. “Our students are getting all the benefits of being outside—the sights, sounds, and smells of nature.”
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