Outdoor Classroom Octagonal Shelter – With Sides and Seating

Outdoor learning is becoming a key a pivotal part of a children's development.  This Octagonal shelter from ESP creates an inviting, spacious resource for children to carry out their learning.  In the summer months, protecting children’s skin from the sun’s harmful rays is now a vital aspect of health and safety. Our range of canopies and playground shelters will provide a shaded space for children to play outdoors safely.

Outdoor learning is becoming a key a pivotal part of a children’s development which is why this outdoor classroom is so popular with schools.  Providing class teachers with the flexible option to take a class outdoor to learning is proving to be very popular with schools throughout the UK.  This outdoor classroom from ESP PLAY creates an inviting, spacious outdoor learning resource for teachers to carry out lessons.

In the summer months it is always desirable to be outdoor, therefore protecting children’s skin from the sun’s harmful rays must form part of the risk assessment for health and safety purposes. This playground shelter provides the perfect protection from the sun with a large roof space to shield children while they learn. In winter, this shelter also protect children from wet, rainy conditions.  The beauty of this product, outside of the size, is it’s versatility.  You can choose to easily add features such as blackboards, whiteboard to enhance the teaching and learning opportunities. You can add decking if you wish to position it on a under used grass area to avoid any muddy conditions in the winter months.

In addition to all of the teaching and learning benefits, this outdoor classroom is also a perfect option for a playground shelter.  Not every child wants to run around, climb and be active. Some children much prefer to be in a quiet zone.  This could be for general social conversations, to get out of the hot sun, away from the wet rain or simply just to rest their brain from learning.  This versatile choice of playground shelter can be positioned on the tarmac, on the grass or in an under used/redundant area of school. It is perfect as a place to eat your lunch outdoors, take some time out or to play quieter activities such as board games, drawing or imaginative play.

SKU: QF092

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Material Specifications

Laminated Timber

Laminated Timber

Glulam redwood timber poles provide exceptional strength, have a greater resistance to splitting, and offer a high quality smooth finish.

Sawn Timber

Sawn Timber

Sawn redwood timber from FSC sustainable sources, all pressure treated to class 4 after all manufacturing processes have been completed.

Quality Steel Fixings

Quality Steel Fixings

All nuts, bolts, screws and brackets are zinc plated or stainless steel to prevent against corrosion and to ensure longevity and safety.

Steel Cored Ropes

Steel Cored Ropes

Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.

Anti-slip Panels

Anti-slip Panels

Colourful steel cored polypropylene ropes are used to ensure safety, durability, and vandal resistance.

HDPE Panels

HDPE Panels

High Density Polyethylene panel are highly durable and vandal resistant. The multicolored panels allow for intricate designs to be routed for additional play value.

Handholds

Handholds

Large size professional handholds made from resin bound sand with stainless steel threaded inserts and anti-spin secondary fixing point.

Timber Paint

Timber Paint

A high quality, satin finish, oil-based wood stain that is child-friendly and won’t stain clothes or peel away from the timber.

Painted Steelwork

Painted Steelwork

Steelwork is either aluminium or galvanised mild steel and is treated and primed prior to receiving a vibrant painted finish.

Product Labels

Product Labels

Aluminium labels are affixed to all our equipment at quality control stage prior to dispatch. Each label contains our details, the product ID, and year of manufacture.

FSC Sourced Timber

FSC Sourced Timber

We only use timber that has been responsibly sourced from managed forests with the FSC accreditation.

Timber Treatment

Timber Treatment

We pressure treat all our timber with Tanalith E wood preservative after all of our manufacturing processes are complete to class 4 which prevents against all forms of wood decay and insect attack.

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