{"id":59350,"date":"2020-09-03T02:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/at-least-300-city-schools-will-hold-some-classes-outdoors-in-september\/"},"modified":"2020-09-03T02:44:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T23:44:00","slug":"at-least-300-city-schools-will-hold-some-classes-outdoors-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/at-least-300-city-schools-will-hold-some-classes-outdoors-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"#At least 300 city schools will hold some classes outdoors in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#At least 300 city schools will hold some classes outdoors in September<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        September 2, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 7:44pm         <\/p>\n<div>\n                        It could be a rough road this year for some city kids.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 schools will feature outdoor learning this upcoming year \u2014 with some setting up improvised classrooms in the middle of closed off streets.<\/p>\n<p>City Council members Brad Lander and Carlos Menchaca held an outdoor learning demonstration outside P.S. 15 in Red Hook Wednesday where tots sat in a shuttered roadway surrounded by parked cards and residential houses.<\/p>\n<p>They were buffered from New York City asphalt by modest square cushions as a teacher delivered a lesson underneath a tent on Sullivan Street.<\/p>\n<p>Backers of outdoor learning have argued that expanding instruction outdoors will relieve space restrictions imposed by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distancing requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany schools are eager to use outdoor space so that students and teachers can work together in ways that are safe, enriching, and even healing and inspiring this fall,\u201d Lander said in a statement. \u201cOutdoor learning can and should be part of the toolbox of options for schools as they plan to bring students and teachers together, and we have to work together to make sure that it is an option available to all schools equitably, regardless of the size of their PTA coffers or their location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lander and others have lamented the fact that schools with superior facilities in more affluent neighborhoods will enjoy greater outdoor learning options this year.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"slideshow-16236038-1\">\n<div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ps-15-3\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ps-15-3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ps-15-5\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ps-15-5.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ps-15-2\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ps-15-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ps-15-4\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ps-15-4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ps-15-6\"  src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/ps-15-6.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" ><\/img><\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                Up Next\n                <\/p>\n<article target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/02\/michael-conforto-power-display-leads-mets-to-much-needed-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                BALTIMORE \u2013\u2014 Through the thick Maryland humidity there were signs&#8230;<br \/>\n                    <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Education has stressed that individual principals request al fresco instruction voluntarily and are under no obligation to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Schools have been presenting outdoor learning plans to the DOE and roughly 300 have been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved thus far, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>While many are simply using existing playgrounds or proximate parks, others are having to opt for less hospitable environments.<\/p>\n<p>School safety agent union chief Greg Floyd has questioned the wisdom of outdoor learning given the rise in crime across the city in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow can they protect the children in the outdoors without the physical structure of a building?\u201d he said Wednesday. \u201cYou have violence, the homeless, gangs. How do you prevent all that from coming into a tent? The streets of New York City are just not safe enough to have outdoor learning. It might work in some neighborhoods, but not others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about these security concerns Wednesday, de Blasio emphasized that principals know their environments best and are making appropriate decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question in my mind that a principal would only apply for something if it\u2019s safe.\u201d he said at an event at P.S. 59 in Bed-Stuy. \u201cLord knows they don\u2019t have to. It\u2019s their choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio said schools routinely hold activities outdoors and are able to ensure safety.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16236646\"><img alt=\"PS15 in Brooklyn coronavirus outdoor learning\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"662\"><\/img><figcaption><span>PS15 in Brooklyn pilots an outdoor learning program for reopening school during COVID-19.<\/span><span>Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cListen to the places I said might be used \u2013 courtyards, playgrounds, school sports fields,\u201d he said. \u201cKids are using those in any year and they\u2019re kept safe. And school safety plays a role in that. We\u2019re not doing anything here that hasn\u2019t been done on a regular basis by New York City schools. It\u2019s just being made more systematic because we\u2019re addressing the coronavirus for this year only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding instruction is scheduled to begin on September 21.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/02\/some-nyc-schools-will-have-outside-classes-in-september\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#At least 300 city schools will hold some classes outdoors in September&#8221; September 2, 2020 | 7:44pm It could be a rough road this year for some city kids. 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