- 1. Outdoor Learning Playscape Design Fairmont Private Schools
Anaheim Hills Campus Phoenix Infinite Design Team November 6,
2009
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- Imagine a classroom with sky for a ceiling and earth for a
floor. A room without walls or desks, where young scientists
explore the world of bugs; mathemeticians measure rainfall; budding
writers record their observations; and actors rehearse on a natural
stage.
- -Boston Schoolyard Initiative
3. Phoenix InfiniteDesign Goals:
- Create a space that meets and exceeds the requirements of the
Nature Explore Program.
- Utilize sustainable materials and methods, in the design
process and the end product.
- Create a flow through the space, naturally integrating each
separate element into a cohesive whole.
- Create a space that enables the fusion of play and learning,
observation and interaction, motion and quiet reflection.
- Design in a way that allows for the community (parents,
students, faculty/staff) to be involved in the building,
maintenance and ongoing creative adaptations of the area.
4. Project Site Anaheim Hills Campus 5. Entry Sound Garden Water
Garden Big Top/ Movement Frolic Field/ Big Active Growing Garden
Art Grove &Builders Shop Sand Pit & Messy Bowl Land of
Possibility: Climbing/Crawling DinosaurGarden Storage
&Composting Bike Trail/ Tunnel Gathering/Stage Gardeners
HutFairmont Private Schools Anaheim Hills Campus Phoenix Infinite
Design: Eiko Hamada-Ano Linda Howard Jenna Wadsworth McCarty 2009
Phoenix Infinite 6. Entry Feature 7. Sound Garden 8. Gathering /
Stage Area 9. Water Garden 10. Entry Sound Garden Water Garden Big
Top/ Movement Frolic Field/ Big Active Growing Garden Art Grove
&Builders Shop Sand Pit & Messy Bowl Land of Possibility:
Climbing/Crawling DinosaurGarden Storage &Composting Bike
Trail/ Tunnel Gathering/Stage Gardeners HutFairmont Private Schools
Anaheim Hills Campus Phoenix Infinite Design: Eiko Hamada-Ano Linda
Howard Jenna Wadsworth McCarty 2009 Phoenix Infinite 11. Big Top
for Movement 12. Frolic Field: Big Active Area 13. Land of
Possibility:Crawling/Climbing Area 14.
Crawling/ClimbingArea(Continued) 15. Dinosaur Garden 16. Sand Pit
& Messy Bowl 17. Bike Trail/Tunnel 18. Entry Sound Garden Water
Garden Big Top/ Movement Frolic Field/ Big Active Growing Garden
Art Grove &Builders Shop Sand Pit & Messy Bowl Land of
Possibility: Climbing/Crawling DinosaurGarden Storage
&Composting Bike Trail/ Tunnel Gathering/Stage Gardeners
HutFairmont Private Schools Anaheim Hills Campus Phoenix Infinite
Design: Eiko Hamada-Ano Linda Howard Jenna Wadsworth McCarty 2009
Phoenix Infinite 19. The Growing Garden 20. The Growing Garden:
Gardeners Hut 21. The Art Grove& Builders Shop 22. Additional
Features:Rainwater Harvesting, Infiltration Estimated Water
Catchment in a 1 inch storm,With a 1000 sq. foot roof = 600 gallons
23. Discussion
- If this design were to come to life, how would you imagine
using this space?
- What are the strengths of the design?
- Is there anything you dontlike or could be improved?
24. Phoenix Infinite Design Team
25. Nature ExploreCertification Program
- Well-designed outdoor space:
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- Provide evidence principles from the Learning with Nature Idea
Book were used in the design. For annual renewal, provide evidence
of annual maintenance.
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- Provide evidence that staff have attended a full-length Nature
Explore Workshop. For annual renewal, provide evidence of
professional development relating to nature education.
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- Provide evidence that activities or materials designed to
increase family awareness and involvement in nature education for
young children are provided regularly.
26. Nature Explore10 Guiding Principles
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- Try to include all of these areas.
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- Open area for large motor activities
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- Try to include at least one of these areas.
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- Area for swings or other dynamic equipment
- Divide the space into clearly delineated areas
- Include a complete mix of activity areas:
27. Nature Explore10 Guiding Principles
- Identify each area with a sign or other visual clues.
- Every area should be visible at all times.
- Use a variety of natural materials, including trees and other
live plants.
- Choose elements for durability and low maintenance.
- Maximize beauty and visual clarity in the over-all design.
- Personalize the design with regional materials, and ideas from
children and staff.
- Be sure the space meets all regulatory standards for your
region.
28. Ongoing Considerations
29. Community Built
- Awareness/Interest Building/Collaboration
- Survey Resources and Wishes
- Heightened Sense of Ownership and Loyalty
- Dedicated and Organized School CommunityMembers
- Broader Pool of Resources
- Practice of Participation and Partnering
- Greater Chance of Overall Success of Program
30. Community Built
- People are Resources: Artists, Builders, Writers, International
Travelers, Gardeners, the list goes on
- During Construction of Site, Collection of Special Materials,
Donation of Funds OR Parts, Leadership/Ideas/Talent from skilled
parties
- Post-Construction, Continue involvement in Maintenance,
Improvement, Curricular Applications, Enhancement.