1. The Current condition of the outdoorclassroom
DECALARTION OF INTENT
 Meadowbrook Elementary
will be having their 50th
Anniversary In the up and
coming 2015/2016 school
year. To commemorate this
we will be renovating the
preexisting outdoor
classroom.
 This beatification project will
provide the current 395 and
future students of
Meadowbrook elementary a
sanctuary to learn in the
outdoors.
 The project will bring the
community together,
developing positive social and
emotional relationships.
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OUTDOOR
CLASSROOM
PROJECT
A Playworks Americops
Service Project
Meadowbrook
Elementary

2. Over the years the outdoor
classroom has been neglected, overgrown
with vegetation, and riddled with litter. The
poor state and unfavorable conditions of the
outdoor class room has caused teachers to
shy away from utilizing this asset
Meadowbrook has to offer. This outdoor
teaching facility has fallen under great
distress and needs to be rejuvenated. Not
only does it need to be rejuvenated, but it
needs to be improved upon. This will insure
that the future children of Meadowbrook
will have a beautiful area where they can
learn in nature.
Our environment plays a huge part
in our attitude, by improving the grounds
students will change their perception of the
school resulting in an increased excitement
about attending school. Updating the
classroom will encourage teachers to use the
outdoor learning scape. This will result in
the development of connections between
play experiences and the formal curriculum.
These influences create fresher ideas and
better practices while still retaining the core
focus on curriculum.
The RenovationPlan
Phase one: Clean up
 Weeding, raking, Tilling
 Pruning trees and under
growth
 picking up trash
Phase two: Landscape
 Build the path
 Build the flower beds
 dig holes for new trees
Phase three: Infrastructure
 Build the Gate
 Build the white board
 Lay the block for the seating
area
Phase Four: plants
 Plant the trees, shrubs, and
flowers
“This is a project for the community
by the community “ CoachMackey
With Lowes’s Support this dreamwill become a reality
The Lowe’s Charitableand Educational
Foundation has awarded a $2,010 Lowe’s
Toolbox for Education® grant to Meadowbrook
elementary in Bountiful for renovation to the
outdoor classroom.Meadowbrook is one of
more than 500 schools across theUnited
States to be awarded a Lowe’s Toolbox for
Education grant this fall for improvement
projects duringthe 2014-2015 school year
"The Lowe's Toolbox for Education program
delivers on Lowe's commitment to improve the
educational environment for students across
the country," said Maureen Ausura,
chairwoman of the Lowe's Charitableand
Educational Foundation."We're honored to
work with Meadowbrook Elementary to
supportthe needs of our local students,
teachers and families."