The Pegasus School

The Outdoor Classroom at The Pegasus School provides a wonderful learning and play space for children. We are very fortunate to have a large area with several mature trees. The entrance is covered in a beautiful vine and we have added a new butterfly garden.

The Outdoor Classroom has a mud and dirt area as well as a sandbox. Children can swing, climb and slide. They can also sit in a hammock under a tree to read a book, or flip over logs looking for worms. Our stage is a perfect space for music, singing and dancing. We also have a “creation station” with reused materials plus paint, markers and paper out daily so that students can create their own masterpieces. The Outdoor Classroom teachers collaborate with all teachers to provide nature or environmental activities that align with the current units studied inside the classroom.

This year we have made several improvements. Other than the. new logs installed around our messy
area that I previously wrote about, our 10 year old Outdoor Classroom is getting a bit of a facelift. The tree fort we built is now lifting because the tree is growing, so plans are in process to rebuild it with enough room for the tree to continue to grow. We’ve added more mud to the mud pit, more sand to the sand box, a new spider swing, and many new natural building materials for students to play with. The level of nature based engagement has never been higher. The creativity these students show with simple materials like logs, rocks, and mud is truly impressive!