Why Should Your Academy Consider Installing a Canopy?

As school governors and head teachers, your priority is ensuring your school is a safe and well-equipped environment for all. If you haven’t yet installed a canopy on your academy grounds, it might be time to consider this worthwhile investment that offers long-term benefits.

Outdoor Dining Areas

Creating an outdoor eating area allows pupils to enjoy their lunch outside in pleasant weather. By adding a canopy, this space can be used even during very hot or rainy days. A canopy provides shade, protecting students from sunstroke and harmful UV rays, as well as sheltering them from rain and wind. This ensures that students can comfortably enjoy their meals, regardless of the weather.

Pictured below is Barking Abbey School’s 20.16m x 11.66m Tarnhow Dome Free Standing Canopy which is used as an outdoor dining space for their pupils.

Sports Canopies

With the increased emphasis on physical activity and rising concerns about obesity, sports have become a crucial part of the school schedule. Children spending more time outdoors need protection from the sun to ensure their sporting experience is both comfortable and safe. A sports canopy provides a cool, shaded area for students to rest, cool down, and for spectators to find shelter.

Pictured below is White Spire School’s 16m x 11m Hamilton Big Span Canopy. The school was looking to create a large covered area in their playground that they could use as an outside gym all year round.

Outdoor Classrooms

Canopies can transform outdoor spaces into classrooms, allowing lessons to be held outside. This change of environment can be seen as a reward for pupils, improving their mood and engagement in class discussions. Outdoor classrooms are perfect for subjects like science, drama, art, physical education, and team-building exercises.

Pictured below is one example of an outdoor modular classroom. Weald of Kent Grammar School had a 17.4m x 4m Coniston on Rear Steel Goal Posts installed with Side and Front Fills and three lots of double doors, therefore creating an outdoor modular classroom.

These are just a few of the many benefits a canopy can bring to your academy. If you already have a canopy, how do you use it? Share your ideas in the comments below to inspire other academies!

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Why Should Your Academy Consider Installing a Canopy?

Outdoor Dining Areas

Sports Canopies

Outdoor Classrooms

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