Outdoor Classroom in Sackville, New Brunswick

This just in!  A look at a new outdoor classroom in Sackville, New Brunswick!



Image courtesy of http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/avast-ye-mateys-pirate-ship-classroom-launches-in-sackville-1.2827398

 Salem Elementary School has opened their Pirate Ship shaped outdoor classroom for students in Kindergarten to 4th Grade.  It is evident that this innovative take on the outdoor classroom has already sparked an interest in learning in the school's students.

"The kids are so involved, you would not believe it," said principal Ada Phinney. "They are just busy out here — and busy in a good way."


Image courtesy of http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/avast-ye-mateys-pirate-ship-classroom-launches-in-sackville-1.2827398

 

The principal also states, "There’s so much to feel and smell and hear, and all of their senses, I think, really absorb what is going on out here. It's a learning environment that is like no other."

The full article about Salem Elementary's new Outdoor Classroom can be found here.  If this isn't solid reason enough to incorporate outdoor classroom's into all schools across Canada, I don't know what is.

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