The benefits of outdoor education aren’t accessible to all "When many U.S. classrooms reopened last fall, about 20% of districts moved toward outdoor programming, Merrick said. Some examples include Falmouth Public Schools in Massachusetts, which raised funds through the local Rotary Club to fund supplies like tents and portable white boards, and the Lakeside School District in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which takes special needs students to a nearby botanic garden to learn."