In today’s world, fostering environmental awareness and sustainability is no longer just an option; it’s a necessity. Schools now play a crucial role in shaping the attitudes and behaviours of future generations towards the environment. One powerful way to instill these values is through outdoor learning programmes that immerse pupils in nature while teaching them […]
As part of our eco outdoor classroom range, we offer an educational renewable energy piece of equipment which has a wind turbine mounted on the roof as well as a solar panel which feeds down into a panel mounted monitoring and control board. As well as teaching children about the benefits of how we can […]
These items of play equipment are very popular in schools as they encourage and promote physical play (strength), co-ordination and balance skills as well as teaching children about spatial awareness and resilience. Let’s not forget that they are fun to play on too and get children fit which is most important as a high level […]
I have started to litter pick around where I live. Bear in mind, I live in a small country village which is outside a town about 5 miles away so it is not a major route shall we say. On the first day, I filled up two big black sacks of rubbish taken from the […]
A picture can tell a thousand stories…. I recently took these photos of two picnic tables in a school playground – both bought at roughly the same time. No words needed really
Role and performance play are a significant part of school life allowing children to be creative and expressive but why limit this to just being inside when it is possible to be outside in the lovely fresh air? That is why we have sold quite a few seating blocks with tiered amphitheatre style seating which […]
We pioneered using this material a few years ago but we have found of late that it is really building momentum as a lot of schools are now beginning to see the benefits of using this material over timber. Lasts 5 times longer than timber * Maintenance free * Doesn’t rot, corrode or splinter * […]
We were recently approached by a school who are looking to improve their outdoor learning activities in their grounds but with a special emphasis on making the whole environment sensory centric for their special needs children. They also wanted to make sure that it could be used all year round and provided adequate shelter from […]
Schools want the outdoor classrooms they buy to last them a long time obviously and this is one of the main tenets of assessing value for money when evaluating between suppliers. One of the main issues to look at however from a school’s perspective is obviously the quality of build and the materials used etc […]
We offer one of the most comprehensive ranges in the UK of outdoor classrooms and shelters but the lovely thing is, I don’t think we have ever sold two of exactly the same kind – they are always different as we like to make sure that we consistently offer a range of unique options and […]