Most teachers have the mental model that outside is just a place for recess, but the case is different at our school. We are in the process of creating an outdoor classroom. For this outdoor classroom, instead of creating an entirely new space, we made an unused space better. This will be a space that everyone is welcome to learn in and be inspired. When we are making this work space, we are thinking about the environment and what it needs. Also, we were looking at the hallway at our school and we have noticed that it has problems. In older schools like Winterhaven, our school, 25% of the school is walking space! We calculated that that is 1,982 sq feet just for walking space upstairs! We want to change that by making the hallway more of a working space and less of a passing space. Also, we want to give a definition of a place. A place is somewhere where people can learn and have fun at the same time and that is what the Place Making green team is all about.
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