Design elements for school grounds: ideas to inspire
This resource provides ideas for those seeking to develop their school grounds, and shares creative inspiration for outdoor spaces.
There are many benefits of using school grounds for play, learning and wellbeing. Consequently, many schools are looking to improve and better utilise their school grounds to support a broad range of curricular and non-curricular activities. Architecture and Design Scotland have worked with schools across Scotland to explore design opportunities in outdoor spaces. Bringing together experience of working with schools and landscape architects, they have identified a number of creative ways to develop school grounds. These range from small scale food growing projects and rain gardens, to larger scale play structures and shelters.
This resource shares a wide range of inspirational examples for developing your spaces, and helps suggest what steps you may want to take in planning your project.