Count me as a fan of outdoor school (even if by 'outdoors' we mean inside various other buildings, just not in schools). It's funny - one of my most memorable 'outdoor' school activities as a a class visit from our school in a small rural village to the 'slums' of the By-Ward area in Ottawa. Learning outside school makes it immediate and personal. "Gibson suggested educators ask themselves, 'What's the math in that tree? What's the science in that tree? Where are the arts in that tree?' She believes it's all there. Holding classes outside in the community is not only possible, Gibson said, but is 'crucial,' even beyond the pandemic. Curriculum, she said, is 'supposed to be what children need to function in the world, not just inside the building [and] not just inside their homes.'"
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