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OUR LIVING CLASSROOMS
Learning spaces designed to bring students closer to nature and connect classroom learning with the living world.
Our living classrooms include six climate-controlled biodomes, alongside specialist indoor and outdoor learning spaces that allow students to experience nature as part of everyday school life.
At the heart of the Arbor School Bio Park are three large geodesic biodomes. Two house full tropical ecosystems and provide immersive environments for Ecoliteracy teaching across all year groups.
The third is our Eco Exploratorium. Originally conceived as a Maker Space, the dome has been reimagined as a hub for specialist Ecoliteracy teaching and learning and is one of two dedicated Ecoliteracy classrooms available to Primary students.
Our three mini biodomes support a range of activities, from plant nurseries to curriculum-linked growing projects.
Learning Beyond the Biodomes
We have three further specialist learning spaces.
The Reflection Garden, located at the centre of the school, is a light-filled indoor environment inspired by the natural world and used for classes, meetings and events.
The Learning Garden is a tree-shaded outdoor space where our youngest learners can explore the natural world first-hand – and occasionally get a little muddy!
The Outdoor Classroom provides another shaded learning environment designed for our younger students, allowing teaching and exploration to extend beyond the traditional classroom.
These spaces are not limited to specialist Ecoliteracy lessons. Students can use Arbor’s living classrooms and green learning spaces across the curriculum, including for art, science, maths, geography and history, helping to connect learning with direct experience of the world around them.
