There are a whole host of reasons why schools might want a new canopy, from outdoor learning spaces, to creating shaded areas on the playground, or even to give the main entrance a facelift. With so many reasons to employ the use of a canopy at your school, we thought it best to cover the 5 most important ones in this blog.
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Outdoor learning
Schools can easily enrich their students learning by using a canopy to provide an outdoor learning space. Studies have shown that children and teenagers alike benefit from learning outdoors not only in terms of the curriculum, but also with respect to social, personal, and physical development.
Providing a canopy with which your students can get outdoors might be the single most effective thing you can do to improve your school!
Our Recommendation: The Premium Linear Curved Roof Canopy
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First impressions
We are all aware of the power a first impression can make, and your building is no different. From securing high skilled employees, new students, or even funding applications, a school that takes pride in itself exudes an air of respect to those that visit and this can have a number of benefits over the long term.
Our Recommendation: The 114 Series Curved Roof Canopy
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Shade & Temp
With the onset of climate change becoming ever more present in our colder winters and hotter summers, few places feel these changes worse than the UK. With buildings designed to keep us warm in the winter we can be left sweltering in the summer.
Installing a canopy can provide a fantastic shaded area along a row of windows, keeping out the worst of the suns heat from the classroom whilst giving students a shaded area to rest when outdoors.
Our Recommendation: The Premium Linear Monopitch Canopy
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Capacity
With the UK population reaching an all time high year after year, schools are facing the brunt of the weight with ever increasing student enrolment and applications. An outdoor canopy can be the cheapest way a school is able to increase their capacity, adding several new areas to teach in one simple to make purchase.
Our Recommendation: The 100 Series Wave Roof Canopy
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Dual Use areas
One of the biggest concerns people have about purchasing a canopy is whether they will get enough use out of it to justify the purchase. Enter the Dual-Use area. With a range of standard designs and the expertise to customise the design to your exact needs, a canopy from The Shelter Expert can easily function as an outdoor play area, an outdoor classroom, a dining area, and a shade creator, whatever the situation calls for!
Our Recommendation: The Rydale Linear Cantilever Double
