Why Invest in an Outdoor Classroom?

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Why Invest in an Outdoor Classroom?

Outdoor Classrooms are the best way to extend your teaching space on a budget whilst keeping a high-quality appearance. In fact, in recent years, schools across the UK have realised this and have been investing in outdoor classrooms, and given that you’re reading this, I imagine you are thinking about it too.

Here’s 5 reasons why you should invest in an outdoor classroom.

Outdoor Classrooms for Small Budgets

Having that extra space to hold your classes can make all the difference when it comes to planning and holding your lessons however, finding the budget for an extension can be impossible with the current funding issues for schools. That’s where outdoor classrooms come in; they are much more cost-effective than extensions and can often be purchased with your leftover budget at the end of the school year.

Quick to Install

Another benefit that Outdoor Classrooms have over extensions is that they are much quicker to construct. They can be installed in as little as a couple of days for smaller outdoor classrooms and a couple of weeks for the larger, more magnificent outdoor classrooms. Either way, it’s much quicker than the months of building work involved with extensions. We’re also able to install them during the holiday’s, or term time, keeping disruption to your school to an absolute minimum and fencing the area off to keep all children safe.

Outdoor Lessons are Exciting

Moving lessons outside within your outdoor classroom can help to break up the day for your pupils and add a little excitement to lessons as its something a bit different with a change of scenery.

Fresh Air Is Good for Concentration

Studies have shown that fresh air can help with focus and concentration, as it can help to awaken us. Studies have also shown that when children are outdoors, their brains absorb more information which in turn makes your job as a teacher much easier and much more rewarding.

Extra Space and Storage

Outdoor Classrooms are perfect for adding more useable space to your school and they can be supplied with secure lockable doors so you can store equipment out of hours and lock it way securely. This frees up space within your classrooms and other areas to make way for more teaching space or equipment.

How Can I Configure My Own Outdoor Classroom?

Now you know why you should invest in an outdoor classroom, I imagine you’re keen to start ‘building’ your own, here’s how:

Choose your base structure, which is the commercial canopy of your choice
Then choose how to enclose your canopy and whether you’d like doors
Then choose the colour of your outdoor classroom

It’s as easy as that! To make it even easier, we have created a free configure your own

modular outdoor classroom printable download, which you can download here:

Able Canopies Ltd. design, manufacture and install canopies and shade structures at schools, nurseries and educational settings to enable year-round Free Flow Outdoor Play and Outdoor Learning.
For more information please contact us

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