If you are looking to replace your existing school playground equipment or indeed are looking to purchase some additional items, then we would advise you to strongly consider buying it out of recycled plastic as opposed to traditional timber. I was at a school just last week who are wanting to replace some existing adventure trim […]
We have had many enquiries from schools this past year for outdoor classroom buildings for their forest school settings – be it on their own grounds or as part of a shared facility with a local established forest school set up. You could argue that the forest or woodland itself is the outdoor classroom – which of course […]
We have developed with our partners Cedartree a new mini lodge for the holiday and glamping market but we have already had a few enquiries from schools who are wanting to use this for their outdoor or forest school classroom buildings….or even as an office or reception area for the school. It measures 5.3m x 3.3m, […]
We get a lot of enquiries from SEN schools who are looking for outdoor learning experiences and outdoor classrooms which can be adapted to their needs. So as always, we have created our very own SEN outdoor classroom which has the following extra features: sensory planters, multi-coloured light panels, musical panels, sensory cubes which are either grass […]
We have an exciting project coming up with the Green Britain Centre in Norfolk where we are soon to be supplying them with one of our eco classrooms. The Green Britain Centre is part of Ecotricity’s Green Britain Foundation and we are extremely proud to have an on-going relationship with this forward-looking company. The centre is a […]
At the beginning of this year I was very kindly interviewed by It’s All Good Radio to talk about what we were doing in schools. It’s All Good Radio Show is an internet radio show which showcases individuals, companies and organisations who are challenging the norm and changing the way we live and work for […]
On my Google news alert recently there was an article which somewhat amused me. It was a letter from the PTA of a school in the United States (which was originally posted on Facebook by the mother of a pupil) asking parents for monetary donations instead of the traditional volunteer hours, baked cakes or walk-a-thons. […]
We have worked with numerous schools these past 16 years helping them raise funds for playground equipment projects so as a result of this, we have built up a useful knowledge bank of what works and how you can do this successfully and effectively. But sadly there is no easy magic wand which you can […]
These type of eco friendly buildings are becoming ever more popular in schools but what exactly are they? And why are they different from standard classroom buildings? One could simply argue that any building is now eco friendly as current building methods and building regulations stipulate that they have to be thermally efficient on account of their insulation properties […]
Many schools are now facing up to the dilemma of how they are going to resolve the problem of providing extra classroom space. And do you plan for the short term or the long term? If you opt for the short term solution and look to rent a classroom building (because it is difficult to know […]