One educator described his school's garden as a "crucial therapeutic refuge." ...

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.

These students wandering through the woods on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, aren't on a school field trip – this muddy field IS their school. From the moment they're dropped off in the morning, ...

A new pavilion at Staunton High School will give students and teachers more opportunities to take learning outside.

Angela Ninde stood at a whiteboard to teach a lesson on odd and even numbers. Her students were rolling sets of dice and adding up the totals to understand the number patterns. It was a typical 5th ...

Mackenzie Nichols always dreamed that her children would go to the same school she’d attended: Peterborough Elementary, a public school of about 250 students in a small, outdoorsy community in ...

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 ...

Universities have faced major planning challenges due to COVID-19. While there has been significant media coverage about universities offering students online learning, what has been less discussed is ...

Nine years ago, when my oldest son was in kindergarten, his 6.5-hour school day included just 15 minutes of outdoor recess. That paltry interval was typical of our Minnesota public-school district.

Sunshine Coast School District 46 (SD46) received two new $50,000 grants focused on outdoor education and Indigenous teacher development.

Camp Beech Cliff’s Women’s Spring Skills Day brought together outdoor enthusiasts of all experience levels for a day of ...