eco schools Archives • The Hideout House Company https://www.hideouthouse.com/tag/eco-schools/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:13:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 199193118 Play Boat https://www.hideouthouse.com/portfolio-item/play-boat/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:58:14 +0000 https://www.hideouthouse.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=3666 Imaginative play comes alive in your playground as children take to the seven seas

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]]> 3666 Play Train & Carriages https://www.hideouthouse.com/portfolio-item/play-train-carriages/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:25:32 +0000 https://www.hideouthouse.com/?post_type=portfolio&p=3653 Unique addition to your playground to encourage imaginative role play & social skills

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]]> 3653 Recycled Plastic Is The Future of School Playground Equipment https://www.hideouthouse.com/recycled-plastic-is-the-future-of-school-playground-equipment/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 15:04:24 +0000 https://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=2073 I used to have a company called Timberline which manufactured a whole range of play equipment and outdoor classrooms for schools in the UK and as the name of the organisation would suggest, everything we produced was made out of timber. That was a few years ago now. Then recently on my many visits to […]

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]]> 2073 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 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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]]> 1007 Why You Should Buy School Playground Equipment Made From Recycled Plastic https://www.hideouthouse.com/why-you-should-buy-school-playground-equipment-made-from-recycled-plastic/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 14:56:42 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=1003 If you are looking to replace your existing school playground equipment or indeed are looking to purchase some additional items, then we would advise you to strongly consider buying it out of recycled plastic as opposed to traditional timber. I was at a school just last week who are wanting to replace some existing adventure trim […]

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]]> 1003 What Exactly Are Eco Classrooms? https://www.hideouthouse.com/what-exactly-are-eco-classrooms/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:47:58 +0000 http://www.hideouthouse.com/?p=857 These type of eco friendly buildings are becoming ever more popular in schools but what exactly are they? And why are they different from standard classroom buildings? One could simply argue that any building is now eco friendly as current building methods and building regulations stipulate that they have to be thermally efficient on account of their insulation properties […]

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