Eco Classrooms Archives • The Hideout House Company https://www.hideouthouse.com/category/eco-classrooms/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:32:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 199193118 Why Eco Outdoor Classrooms Are Becoming So Popular with Schools https://www.hideouthouse.com/why-eco-outdoor-classrooms-are-becoming-so-popular-with-schools/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:32:24 +0000 https://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=6313 I am noticing more and more that when we get enquiries from schools, they are referring to an eco outdoor classroom or eco classroom rather than just outdoor classroom. And I believe that there are good reasons for this – the main one being is that quite rightly we should all be concerned about the […]

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]]> 6313 The Pedal Powered Musical Playground System for Schools https://www.hideouthouse.com/the-pedal-powered-musical-playground-system-for-schools/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:03:26 +0000 https://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=6276 In collaboration with our renewable energy partner, we have developed a unique music system for school playgrounds which is powered up purely by children pedalling special energy-producing bikes or by turning hand cranks. This system has been developed with the valuable input of music and dance teachers and has been trialled at a few schools […]

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]]> 6276 What School Playgrounds of The Future Will Look Like https://www.hideouthouse.com/what-school-playgrounds-of-the-future-will-look-like/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:04:35 +0000 https://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=4963 Covid 19 certainly has had quite a significant impact on the world and we perhaps still don’t know yet the full ramifications and implications it has imposed upon societies. But there is one thing for sure and that is the world has or will need to change and adapt our way of life quite significantly […]

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]]> 4963 What Type of Classroom Building Do You Require for Your School? https://www.hideouthouse.com/what-type-of-classroom-building-do-you-require-for-your-school/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 08:20:54 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1650 We have quite a few phone calls from schools requesting information on a classroom building and before I can even start to give any advice or indication on price, I have found that there are about half a dozen questions I need to ask back before I can do this! It is quite a big […]

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]]> 1650 Outdoor Shelters and Eco Hub for Primary School https://www.hideouthouse.com/outdoor-shelters-and-eco-hub-for-primary-school/ Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:40:38 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1489 We have just completed quite an interesting project for a school in South London where we have basically supplied them with an “eco hub” which is designed to be both an outdoor classroom or outdoor shelter but which is also an educational tool to help children learn about and appreciate the environment. We started working on the […]

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]]> 1489 Eco outdoor classroom at William Gilpin Primary School https://www.hideouthouse.com/eco-outdoor-classroom-william-gilpin-primary-school/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:38:46 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1294 We have just completed an eco outdoor classroom at this school in the New Forest. The outdoor classroom itself is a 5m octagonal gazebo which can easily cater for a class of 30 children and features an attractive cedar shingle tile roof and exterior cedar cladding. But the school wanted to add an extra dimension […]

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]]> 1294 Outdoor Classroom at Ashford Prep School https://www.hideouthouse.com/outdoor-classroom-ashford-prep-school/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 09:39:11 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1277 We have just installed a 6m octagonal outdoor classroom building at Ashford Prep School in Kent who are absolutely delighted with it. It is going to be used for a whole host of applications and since its installation earlier this month, the school’s PTA have now agreed to turn into a truly eco classroom. We […]

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]]> 1277 Eco Classroom at The Green Britain Centre https://www.hideouthouse.com/eco-classroom-green-britain-centre/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 11:39:57 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1222 We have recently installed our new eco classroom building at the Green Britain Centre in Norfolk. The eco classroom is an attractive, cedar clad, fully enclosed 5m octagonal building with an atrium roof (to allow in natural sunlight) and which can easily cater for a class or group of 30 children. As well as providing […]

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]]> 1222 How Eco Is Your Eco Classroom Really? https://www.hideouthouse.com/eco-eco-classroom-really/ Mon, 09 May 2016 10:31:05 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1146 It certainly can be an easy boast or claim about your classroom’s eco credentials and there are some buildings out which claim to be eco friendly simply because they are well insulated (which is stipulated  anyway in building regs if so required) and thereby thermally efficient. Or the timber has some sort of FSC or PEFC accreditation. […]

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]]> 1146 The Benefits of Eco Classrooms https://www.hideouthouse.com/the-benefits-of-eco-classrooms/ Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1007 There are indeed some very good reasons why your school should consider buying an eco classroom building as opposed to a more traditional design and specification. Below we list the principle reasons for going down the eco design route: It goes without saying of course that eco classrooms are environmentally friendly and are doing their bit to […]

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