Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds
& Outdoor Learning
A joint initiative of:
There is growing momentum to transform school grounds into nature-filled spaces for learning and play, and as a way to enhance climate resilience and improve health and education outcomes – especially for children most impacted by systems of inequity and environmental injustice. The Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds & Outdoor Learning project is engaging leaders and practitioners around the world to learn more about successful approaches and scalable strategies for greening school grounds.
Benefits of
Green School Grounds
Around the world, nature-filled school grounds enhance children’s play, health and well-being – and help improve climate resilience, community engagement and educational outcomes.
Global Diversity Foundation is expanding its efforts to rural schools in the foothills of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco, where girls are learning about gardens, cultural heritage and environmental stewardship. Credit: Global Diversity Foundation
Anthill Creations is making play accessible and affordable for all kids in India by building low cost and sustainable playscapes.Credit: Anthill Creations
Learning Through Landscapes in the UK works to make outdoor learning, play and connection with nature recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person.Credit: Learning Through Landscapes
Children’s Lands methodology began in Peru by ANIA and it consists in granting children and youth a space of land where they nurture life and biodiversity with care generating well-being for themselves, others and nature.Credit: Jaime Zaplatosch
Green Cameroon is a non-governmental organization in Buea, South-West Region that seeks to encourage and motivate the creation of school environmental clubs in Cameroon.Credit: Green Cameroon
Prefeitura do Município de Jundiaí in Brasil is working on transforming its public education programs, inspired by the need for more open spaces and creating nature-rich environments within its school grounds.Credit: Prefeitura do Município de Jundiaí
The Oasis Schoolyard project is turning schoolyards into nature-filled spaces that help combat the effects of climate change, while creating spaces where children can learn, play, promote community engagement and improve public health.Credit: Ville de Paris
Patio Vivo Foundation is transforming school grounds in Chile to promote active free play, positive and healthy relationships, wellbeing and contact with nature for all children and youth.Credit: Fundación Patio Vivo
Lessons in Grass based out of Czech Republic aims to support all teachers to gain motivation, experience and tools to implement outdoor learning.Credit: Lessons in Grass
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Global Lessons on Greening School Grounds & Outdoor Learning is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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