Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

A 20-acre urban farm in Orlando, Fla., 4Roots addresses urgent issues like food insecurity and environmental decline through regenerative farming, education, and community collaboration. Photo: Chad ...

If you stumble across a group of K–12 school students outside using laptops to track soil levels and search for monarch eggs or observing birdhouses with video cameras, you may have discovered an ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Robert Roth is very passionate about Science. That’s the subject he teaches at Charles P. Murray Middle School. He’s just as zealous about providing his students the best ...

On any given day, you might find students from Centreville Elementary attending class at one of the school’s 17 outdoor learning spaces, taking a nature walk, checking on the trout they’ve grown from ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — As schools prepare for the start of a new school year, one West Michigan school district is adding a new classroom outdoors. Right now, Black River Public Schools is in the middle of ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Studies show outdoor learning can boost mental health and encourage learning among students - now, a Bowling Green City Schools teacher is working to incorporate the outdoors ...

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — A new outdoor classroom has been established at Swansfield Elementary School, which will be used by students to study, relax and make a difference in their community. The new ...

The Iowa City Community School District is taking learning outside of the classroom by adding five new outdoor spaces in the 2025-26 school year. Rather than using desks, the classrooms will include ...

When asked by a visitor recently if they liked learning outside, second-graders in Tammy Fisch's class at Central School in Mamaroneck could not contain their sun-kissed glee. Such enthusiasm was for ...

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