Outdoor play allows children to learn about their environment. (Courtesy photo) Children learn about planting as they use toy garden tools to dig in a tub of soil. (Courtesy photo) Carpinteria ...

Sherry Elvington knows first-hand that sitting in a cold, bleak classroom for seven hours can stifle her students. “I think sometimes we’re confined by the walls of the classroom, and we forget how ...

Carpinteria Children's Project Director of Development Ari Rodriguez, left, and Director of Early Learning Guadalupe Perez in front of the Gratitude Garden, where customized bricks from the ...

Dana Yeager (The Learning Center) and Johnny Richardson (Green Mountain Energy Sun Club) smile with students as they “Flip the Switch” on The Learning Center’s new outdoor classroom for the school ...

In the old-growth forest that joins Atlanta’s Bush Mountain and Oakland City neighborhoods, Georgia Tech students led the build of an outdoor classroom to celebrate nature and community. A ...