In Florida and Wisconsin, schools have padlocked or sealed drinking fountains to keep kids from using them. Students at a private school in San Rafael, California, are learning in outdoor classrooms ...

22 tree stumps were placed outside Prospect School, 11 each in two separate classroom areas. Each outdoor classroom has 10 seats for students and one for a teacher. “I love the idea that kids ...

At St. Francis of Assisi School in Outer Cove, volunteers cleared a wooded area a few feet from the school building to make room for an outdoor classroom, with tree stumps for desks and white ...

“He came with a huge load of stumps and dropped them off. We had the kids go out one day and start setting them up.” The outdoor classroom occupies a fenced area that was once a playground for ...

where the Fiddleheads Forest School hosts outdoor classes for 3- to 6-year-olds. One classroom of kids is sitting on tree stumps. In another classroom, kids are gathered under a tarp strung ...

These tree stumps now are student ... said she has seen the school’s outdoor classroom space boost students’ moods and improve their focus. “It’s good for kids to be able to transition ...