Schoolyard site in South Boston, existing asphalt site prior to schoolyard renovation and outdoor classroom construction by the Boston Schoolyard Initiative.
Red Emperor Tulips
planted by students as part of
Journey North Project.
Urban Outdoor Classroom Project
for Boston Public Schools
Site based installation artwork combined with environmental education concepts and green practice landscape design.
These specially designed outdoor places, created for Boston Public Elementary schools, engage students with the natural world through sensory experience, stimulation of the imagination, opportunity for discovery, and direct experience of continual change offered by nature.
An Outdoor Classroom is a space that is
child-centered and built with a diversity of materials both natural and man-made. A variety of textures, shapes, plant species, and colors are used to create an environment that is aesthetically engaging and mimics the richness found in natural environments.
While the Outdoor Classroom is within reach of the school buildings it feels like a separate special place.
Outdoor Classrooms include recycled materials, examples of wind & solar energy, green roof structures, storm water recovery systems, rain gardens and public art.
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Outdoor Classroom Pilot Project team
Ross Miller Planning, Site Design, Installation
& Design Workbook
Julie Stone Community Organizing & Planning
Bruce Fulford Horticulture & Installation
Kristin Metz Curriculum Development & Teacher
Professional Development
Kirk Meyer Boston Schoolyard Initiative
Installation & site work
Beatrice Ward
Shannon Flattery
John Lopez
Earl & Clark
seedpod gate in winter
all season use
built from recycled materials
community based site selection and concept design process
sedums on green roof storage shed
tools for weather observation
enjoying the licorice scent of anise hyssop
seed shaped entrance gate from an outdoor schoolyard play space into the outdoor classroom
Installation of green roof on storage shed. Lightweight soil with recycled brick “mulch”. Planted with draught tolerant Sedums. Bruce Fulford, Horticultural Consultant.
places designed for outdoor writers workshop project
science in the schoolyard activity