School Grounds Pathway
The School Grounds pathway encourages schools to introduce children to the natural environment and to biodiversity in a practical way by offering a safe and potentially exciting facility for outdoor education that can complement classroom-based activities.
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Action plans under the School Grounds pathway can include planting trees around school buildings to improve air quality and increase the amount of shade available. Trees and other shade structures can also cool the air around the school which can create a natural draft which invites fresh air into classrooms. Students focusing on this pathway can also investigate how students use each part of the school property. This can highlight high traffic areas that may need refurbishing or low traffic areas that can be re-designed for a particular function. A favourite action plan for students is to create an outdoor classroom space!
Contact the Eco-Schools team and choose the School Grounds pathway today to make some of these changes at your school.
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