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OSSE has compiled resources to support the establishment or enhancement of outdoor learning on school grounds for schools.

Below is a list of resources made available during the 2022-23 school year.

Additional information for the current school year can be found here.

Planning and Designing Outdoor Spaces

• Outdoor Learning Frequently Asked Questions
• Designing Spaces
  • Green Schoolyards America Tools
• Outdoor Weather and Allergies
• Examples of Materials
  • from District schools of various elements of outdoor learning spaces, such as outdoor classroom structures, meeting areas, seating, and more.
• Procurement and Funding
  • Materials Checklist for Outdoor Learning
• Alternative Locations

Resources for Teachers and Educators

• Tip Sheet for Outdoor Learning
• Outdoor Learning Training Series
• Webinars
  • Teaching Lessons Outdoors
  • Outdoor Group Management
• Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education’s 5-Part Training Series: Using the Outdoors as a Classroom
• Distance Learning Resources for Environmental Literacy

Resources for Meal Service Providers

• Serving Meals Inside (and Outside!) of Schools
• Tip Sheet for Outdoor Learning: Recommendations for Outdoor Meal Service
• Guidance for School Food Authorities (SFAs) to serve meals.

Case Studies

• Anne Beers ES case study
• Briya PCS case study
• Garrison ES case study
• Shining Stars Montessori Academy PCS case study
• featured in OSSE’s Sprout It Out monthly newsletter
• and case study of Whittier ES
• from the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative’s Community of Practice for Schools and District’s Moving Learning Outside. Scroll the page to find the following DC presentations:
  • Briya PCS ()
  • OSSE ()
  • DC Coalition for Equitable and Outdoor Education ()
• hosted by the DC State Board of Education’s Well-Rounded Education Committee with speakers from Cardozo EC, Friendship PCS, Horace Mann ES, and FreshFarm FoodPrints
• webinar hosted by Out Teach ()

Additional Information

• Join the Sprout it Out online forum to ask a question or learn from others in the school garden and farm-to-school community .
• Register to receive "Sprout it Out": A monthly e-newsletter for District school garden, farm to child nutrition programs, and environmental literacy efforts
• OSSE’s School Gardens, Environmental Literacy, and Farm to School programs
• DOEE’s
•  and
• Chesapeake Bay Program’s School Grounds for Learning resources on
• Green Schoolyards America’s