The Outdoor

Ideal Classroom:
Our Mission
Statement is to
create an outdoor
learning
environment that
engages students to
integrate interactive
technology within
the areas of
Science,
Technology,
Experiments, and
Mathematics.

The modern innovative

classroom that promotes active
learning and collaboration.

The Engaged Learner

Why do we need this in our Schools?

Gifted students today want to take more

ownership in their learning and are
wanting to be more engaged with the use
of technology and interesting classroom
settings, like the great outdoors.

This outdoor innovation lab encourages

gifted students to be active in their own
learning enabling the teacher to be a
facilitator. Students use interactive
technology within both science and math
labs in this ideal classroom.
This outdoor ideal classroom gives the
gifted learner a chance to use flexible
grouping and get involved leading
student centered lessons with a greater
depth of knowledge and understanding
of state standards.

Students want to get involved with

their learning.
Students desire a new classroom
setting
Georgia has the climate to sustain
this ideal classroom most of the
school year
There is so much to learn from our
school environment

How does this promote student learning?

What makes this an ideal classroom for

gifted and advanced learners?

Interactive weather board

Hands-On Stream table

Weather Vane/Sun Dial

QR readers for advanced

research

Fossil Dig Box

Interactive Rain Gauge

IPADS for advanced Research

Differentiated Gifted Lessons

within each activity

Students can apply real world

problems and solutions within their
lessons.
Students can have hands on
experiences they only once just read
about in Science books.
Students can design, create, lead,
and research within their lessons in
this amazing ideal outdoor
classroom while observing their
environment.

Grant Information

info.firstinspires.org
donorschoose.org
http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/app
ly/index.html