Outdoor Learning, Leave the Classroom Behind
A4LE White Papers
Special COVID-19 Issue
White Paper for the Association for Learning Environments
by Prakash Nair, AIA
Collaborators:
Roni Zimmer Doctori
Dr. Gary Stager
Publication Date: August 12, 2020
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As of this writing, almost all 76 million school-age
children in the United States are locked out of school with
prospects of returning in a fulltime capacity anytime soon
dimming by the day. There is a common misconception
that, as one of COVID-19’s worst-hit countries, the U.S.
is holding back children from returning even as other
countries have reopened their schools. The reality is
that almost a billion students in 143 countries will not be
returning to school this fall.