Learning through Landscapes, The UK School Grounds Charity

As interest in Outdoor Learning continues to grow stories about our work appears regularly in the local and national news.

Below are a selection of the stories that highlight what we have been up to in the past few months and who has joined us - from Ministers to tennis stars...

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21 Jul 2010
FREE bulbs for schools
Plant some FREE bulbs in your school grounds and help saves the lives of children around the world at the same time!

14 Jul 2010
'The World Outside the Classroom' international conference report posted.....
LTL's successful inaugural international conference 'The World Outside the Classroom' took place June 29th - 1st July. Please click for more information....

20 Jun 2010
New Fruit-full Schools Website Launched
Our new Fruit-full Schools website is up and running - check it out for lots of ideas and inspiration!

13 May 2010
UK Charity Hosts International Conference on Outdoor Learning and Play
School grounds professionals from around the globe will gather in the UK to share their expertise in an international event that aims to explore the potential of the school grounds- The World Outside the Classroom.

02 Apr 2010
GFL receives recommendation in the TESS
The TESS has interviewed two teachers who took part in our year long programme. Read how Helen Finch from Muckhart Primary and Hannah Raine from Deerpark Primary, both in Clackmmananshire, have taken their lessons outside this year.

02 Apr 2010
Jonathon Porritt speaks out for school grounds at LTL conference
The TES covered Jonathon Porritt's speech at LTL's conference - looking at the need to teach children outside.

01 Apr 2010
Q&A with Head of Ofsted- Christine Gilbert
"A school should view the environment as a 'classroom without walls', rather than something that is seperate from the classroom." LTL interviews Christine Gilbert- Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, Ofsted- on the importance of school grounds

24 Mar 2010
Designs for Learning Conference - What the Speakers Said
Download the presentations from the speakers at the Designs for Learning Conference HERE.

21 Mar 2010
Research shows benefits of outdoor play
Four pieces of recent research have shown that schools are not making best use of their grounds, that rickets is on the rise, that natural play can have health benefits and that concentration improves with access to nature.

10 Mar 2010
FUTURESCAPE 2010 - Creating better quality neighbourhoods, buildings and public spaces
Architecture Centre Network is hosting an international symposium that brings together decision makers, practitioners and enablers in design and regeneration.