ABSTRACT
The school landscape can form a vital relationship between the built and natural world, connecting children to nature and natural processes such as growing and seasonal change. Accessible outdoor space in schools is not limited to natural environments or contact with nature, but requires both formal and informal hard and soft spaces. The Building Schools for the Future Programme sought to achieve a transformation in learning. The labelling of outdoor spaces is helpful in the initial site organisation stages of the design process. It can assist with the development of the adjacency diagram and identifies opportunities for teaching outside. Sports facilities are often rented out to third parties, school halls are used for local events and classrooms, IT suites and Learning Resource Centre can have an adult education or community function that extends the opening hours of the school. A school’s physical presence within its surroundings is important in creating a sense of place in the community and street scene.
