
Videos
Explore our video library, which showcases innovative school grounds around the world.
Our short films are complemented by links to films produced by ISGA members and supporters and available to view here.
Grounds around the globe:
Featured videos
Australia
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Middle Harbour Public School is a video about the school's first steps to become a "sustainable school". (3:10)
Canada
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Growing Dreams is an inspirational video where students share their thoughts, feelings, and advice on implementing a successful school ground greening project. (19:08)
Chile
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Patio Vivo is working to create schools that promote wellbeing, health and opportunities for hands-on learning.
England
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Learning through Landscapes: Dream Playground - This video profiles Jessop Primary School in England, as it goes through a participatory design process to transform the ordinary school ground into one with a variety of engaging outdoor improvements. (5:15)
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Cassop Primary School in northern England won the Ashden Award for their exemplary efforts to create sustainable energy systems at their school. This video includes a tour of the energy systems onsite. (5:05)
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Glamis Adventure Playground - Bernard Spiegal* of PLAYLINK in London, England reviews the merits of the play environment at this British adventure playground. Many of the concepts discussed are also relevant to the context of school grounds. (5:49)
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Scrapstore Playpods in Action - This video documents the "playpod" concept at a school in England, where children are given a wide variety of everyday objects to play with during their recess play time, in order to encourage creative, free play. (9:47)
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Taking the Curriculum Outside the Classroom - Coombes School in Arborfield, England is a trailblazer in the field of school ground transformation and the school's faculty members are experts in the art of connecting the curricula to the school ground landscape. Headteacher Susan Humphries (now retired) led this exemplary school for almost forty years, and speaks about her school's work in this video. (3:27)
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The Power of Outdoor Experiences: Shaping Grounds for the Children´s Needs - In this video, Susan Humphries, Headteacher of Coombes School in England for almost forty years (now retired), talks about her work and the school's approach to infusing the outdoor environment into every aspect of curriculum and play at the school. The presentation was given as Ms. Humphries accepted an honorary doctorate degree from the Swedish Agricultural University in Uppsala, Sweden in October 2011. (approx. 20:00)
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Play in Schools - This short film created by Play England talks about the importance of play during primary school children's school day, and illustrates the ideas discussed using case studies at St. John The Baptist School and Evergreen Adventure Playground in London, England.
Germany
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Berlin, Germany is home to hundreds of innovative school grounds, many of which have received assistance in developing their grounds from the organization, Grün macht Schule*. Grün macht Schule&