Little River Canyon 
Field School

Jacksonville State University
246 Martin Hall
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265
(256) 782-5697

Outdoor Classrooms

Many of you expressed an interest in developing and/or making better use of outdoor classrooms. These facilities are wonderfully cross curricular, and can be used by the entire school. They are especially useful for environmental education. Consider creating a space at your school for outdoor learning. The following sites will lead you to funding, design, and teaching ideas for these classrooms.

Outdoor Classroom sites

http://www.outdoorclassroom.org/
Extensive site of activities and plans for outdoor classrooms

http://ideanet.doe.state.in.us/~hcswcd/outdr_cl.html
Short article suggesting strategies, plans, and resources

http://www.nwf.org/schoolyardhabitats/
The national wildlife federation’s site for developing a schoolyard habitat

http://www.parentinginformation.org/blending.htm
Excellent article on development and use of outdoor classrooms

http://www.eealliance.org/occ%20symposium/about_occ.htm
Outdoor classroom council based in Georgia

http://www.uga.edu/~srel/guide.htm
Good sample ideas at the end of this article about an outdoor classroom guide developed by the Savannah River Ecology Lab

http://architecture.mit.edu/class/place/projects01/mbkogut/oc/oc_index.htm
Outdoor classroom designed by MIT for a Philadelphia school built on fill material with drainage problems.