Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

SALISBURY — Everyone has fond memories of spending time outdoors as a child, but the life skills developed while playing in the backyard are not as readily apparent. An early education center in ...

A 20-acre urban farm in Orlando, Fla., 4Roots addresses urgent issues like food insecurity and environmental decline through regenerative farming, education, and community collaboration. Photo: Chad ...

On any given day, you might find students from Centreville Elementary attending class at one of the school’s 17 outdoor learning spaces, taking a nature walk, checking on the trout they’ve grown from ...

If you stumble across a group of K–12 school students outside using laptops to track soil levels and search for monarch eggs or observing birdhouses with video cameras, you may have discovered an ...

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — As schools prepare for the start of a new school year, one West Michigan school district is adding a new classroom outdoors. Right now, Black River Public Schools is in the middle of ...

The Iowa City Community School District is taking learning outside of the classroom by adding five new outdoor spaces in the 2025-26 school year. Rather than using desks, the classrooms will include ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. STATE — The shift to outdoor learning during the pandemic has offered ...

When asked by a visitor recently if they liked learning outside, second-graders in Tammy Fisch's class at Central School in Mamaroneck could not contain their sun-kissed glee. Such enthusiasm was for ...

Springboro Schools has unveiled a new outdoor classroom at Clearcreek Elementary, designed to enhance learning through an interactive environment. The vibrant outdoor classroom aims to bring learning ...

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