Kent State University Child Development Outdoor Learning Lab
Project Name: Kent State University Child Development Outdoor Learning Lab
Role: General Contractor
Scope: Construction of a new playground area including site demo, grading, decorative walking paths, play equipment, landscaping, and site furnishings.
Owner: Kent State University
Location: Kent, Ohio
Year: 2013
After years of planning, Kent State officially opened their Outdoor Learning Laboratory (OLL) on September 19, 2013. The OLL comprises an amphitheater, bike paths, wildflower patches, a garden, a mud kitchen, a bottle house, climbing structures, an open field, sand, and water features. These dynamic spaces afford opportunities for both guided and unstructured outdoor experience, such as sociodramatic and big body play, loose parts construction, gardening, barefoot walking, and more.
