Case Studies: Nature Play School Spaces
Find inspiration for creating nature play spaces and playgrounds at your school, early learning centre or in your community!
There are many ways to create wonderful nature play spaces and playgrounds. Some are large-scale projects with a budget to match, and others are smaller creations, developed over time with the generous donations and support from school and local communities.
You don’t need to spend a million dollars to create an amazing nature play space or outdoor learning area. You just need a bit of space, a patch of dirt, and a little bit of imagination to create an inspiring, engaging space for kids!
We’ve put together case studies of nature play spaces and playgrounds we’ve been inspired by, and we hope you find some ideas to inspire, too!
School Nature Playground Case Studies
Guildford Grammer Nature Playspace
It’s not often we get the chance to describe a nature play space as contemporary, but this space manages to achieve a strong and bold design ethos, that matches in with the schools new buildings, whilst still providing some really fun and creative play ideas.
East Manjimup Primary School Playspace
You don’t need a huge budget to create an amazing nature play space. East Manjimup Primary School created a wonderful new space, and delivered it with an impressively minimalist price tag of just $2,600.
West Greenwood Primary School Loose Parts Play
Driven by a desire to offer their students more play options, West Greenwood Primary set about creating three loose parts play areas at their school; kindy – PP, Years 1 -2 and Years 3-6.