Some southern Indiana schools are taking their classrooms outdoors. On Friday, local leaders cut the ribbon on the new outdoor classroom, in Clarksville, at the Falls of Ohio State Park.

So, while many schools have begun offering their own “outdoor classrooms,” we believe the outdoors are a classroom. For the residents of Nashville, Cheekwood will always be yours.

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Top porch swing with a canopy. Red Barrel Studio Deluxe Outdoor Patio Porch Swing. What you need to know: This is an attractive, high-end porch swing with comfy padded seats.

The Reach For the Sky Canopy walk in Michigan’s Irish Hills is a 726-foot-long wooden structure that includes a suspension bridge, outdoor classroom and observation platform.

Outdoor classrooms “create dynamic and student-centered learning that supports the diverse needs and preferences of learners,” said Schwieterman in his proposal to the KCS Forward Foundation.