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School Grounds Enhancement

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Outdoor learning spacs

Outdoor Learning Spaces

Indicators

  • Courtyard, open field, or other outdoor area maintained by school

  • Neighborhood parks, lots, greenways in immediate vicinity of school

  • School gardens (vegetable, butterfly/pollinator, native plant, tranquility, etc.)

  • Community gardens in the immediate vicinity of the school

  • School structures (outdoor pavilion, etc.)

  • School trails (nature, fitness, etc.)

  • Some or all of the outdoor spaces above are used specifically for learning about the natural world

  • Other campus outdoor learning space initiative(s)

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Project Learning Tree / Tips for Creating an Outdoor Classroom

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Butterfly Teaching Tools

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Schoolyard Habitats Planning

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University of Florida Butterfly Gardens

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Effective Outdoor Classrooms

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Schoolyard ecology when setting up a butterfly garden

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The Outdoor Environment: Designing for Learning

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Habitat improvement

Habitat Improvement

Indicators

  • Planting/maintenance of Florida native plants on school grounds

  • Planting/maintenance of butterfly or pollinator gardens

  • Installation/maintenance of shelters or nest boxes for birds, bats, or other wildlife

  • Installation/maintenance of bird fountain/bath

  • Activities to restore/maintain natural areas in the immediate vicinity of the school

  • Student/staff involvement in environmentally friendly and sustainable grounds maintenance,

  • litter patrols, etc. (as permitted)

  • Other campus habitat improvement initiative(s)

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Links to engage students in gardening

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Classroom resources and garden activites

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Effective Outdoor Classrooms

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