Forget the concrete, walled-in ‘courtyard’ devoid of greenery. Today, more and more schools are swapping their hard-surfaced playgrounds for play hills, climbing trees, vegetable gardens and dry riverbeds. A sent photojournalist Saskia Vanderstichele to three climate playgrounds and nature play areas in Eeklo, Deurne and Heverlee, where she captured how the children use the natural elements in their play.
Essay
Nature sets the standard
Saskia Vanderstichele