Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Modesto City Schools is located in Northern California, and we receive more than 260 days of sunlight annually. While the sunshine typically provides ideal climate conditions, it can also be a ...

A 20-acre urban farm in Orlando, Fla., 4Roots addresses urgent issues like food insecurity and environmental decline through regenerative farming, education, and community collaboration. Photo: Chad ...

If you stumble across a group of K–12 school students outside using laptops to track soil levels and search for monarch eggs or observing birdhouses with video cameras, you may have discovered an ...

Children who spend time learning outside may reap benefits physically, academically, and emotionally, according to a Texas A&M University researcher. Dr. Arianna Pikus, an assistant professor in the ...

If you're a student—or even if you've just been around students lately—you've probably noticed that stress and anxiety seem to be at an all-time high. Between heavy academic workloads, social ...

Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages gross motor skill development, helps improve coordination and balance, and can contribute ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura, Congressman Lloyd Doggett and district trustees opened the new Outdoor Wonder & Learning ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - With help from Waco nonprofit, Voice, Waco ISD’s Mountainview Elementary students are learning outside of the classroom in a new outdoor learning environment. “We provided an area ...

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Behind Summit Early Learning in Lewisburg, kids are just being kids. They are exploring the new outdoor learning environment that was built not that long ago. Executive Director Doug ...

Austin ISD Superintendent Matias Segura, Congressman Lloyd Doggett and district trustees opened the new Outdoor Wonder & Learning (OWL) Center — a nature-based outdoor learning environment designed to ...