Education - Outdoor Learning Tipis

Here at The Tipi Company, we manufacture a range of giant tipi tents for outdoor classrooms that cater to nurseries, schools, colleges and universities throughout the UK and overseas.

Whether you require a small outdoor classroom for 10-20 primary school-aged children, an outdoor activity space for secondary school pupils or a total permanent outdoor tipi venue solution for your education business, The Tipi Company will provide an inspirational space for your pupils.

Education - Outdoor Learning Tipis

Here at The Tipi Company, we manufacture a range of giant tipi tents for outdoor classrooms that cater to nurseries, schools, colleges and universities throughout the UK and overseas.

Whether you require a small outdoor classroom for 10-20 primary school-aged children, an outdoor activity space for secondary school pupils or a total permanent outdoor tipi venue solution for your education business, The Tipi Company will provide an inspirational space for your pupils.

What can our tipis for outdoor learning do for you?

What can our tipis for outdoor learning do for you?

Expand your premises in a more cost-effective manner
Short lead time – say yes to more new starters sooner
Full installation provided by our expert Installation team
Various tipi sizes are available to suit the needs of your business and size of space available
Strong and robust to withstand adverse weather conditions
Installed on a permanent wooden base, suitable for all-year-round use
Three colourways to choose from
Wheelchair accessibility available
Expand your premises in a more cost-effective manner
Full installation provided by our expert Installation team
Strong and robust to withstand adverse weather conditions
Three colourways to choose from
Short lead time – say yes to more new starters sooner
Various tipi sizes are available to suit the needs of your business and size of space available
Installed on a permanent wooden base, suitable for all-year-round use
Wheelchair accessibility available
Expand your premises in a more cost-effective manner
Short lead time – say yes to more new starters sooner
Full installation provided by our expert Installation team
Various tipi sizes are available to suit the needs of your business and size of space available
Strong and robust to withstand adverse weather conditions
Installed on a permanent wooden base, suitable for all-year-round use
Three colourways to choose from
Wheelchair accessibility available

“Children enter a safe, Rich and Stimulating World that Excites their senses and Fire’s their Curiosity”

Greenhouse Farm Nursery

“Children enter a safe, Rich and Stimulating World that Excites their senses and Fire’s their Curiosity”

Greenhouse Farm Nursery

What have our outdoor learning tipis been used for?

Our tipis are great at engaging children in the great outdoors, and our clients have used them in a wide range of settings, including:

  • LOtC initiative 
  • Nature-based preschools
  • Extra classroom 
  • Forestry School base
  • Meeting space
  • Workshops
  • Group Research Projects
  • Masters courses zone
  • Wellness area for children’s meditation, yoga, Inamajo and mindfulness sessions

What have our outdoor learning tipis been used for?

Our tipis are great at engaging children in the great outdoors, and our clients have used them in a wide range of settings, including:

  • LOtC initiative 
  • Nature-based preschools
  • Extra classroom 
  • Forestry School base
  • Meeting space
  • Workshops
  • Group Research Projects
  • Masters courses zone
  • Wellness area for children’s meditation, yoga, Inamajo and mindfulness sessions

Increased demand for nurseries

Following the government’s decision to offer free childcare funding for children aged 9 months upwards from 2024, nurseries have been inundated with applications for new starters. ITV recently reported that 67% of nurseries require expansion of their premises within the next 12 months to cope with demand, but most won’t have the budget for a permanent extension in that timeframe. 

Another issue the sector faces is the time to complete such an extension. Building a new extension takes on average two years, from enlisting an architect to signing off design revisions, applying for planning permission, waiting for it to be granted and then enlisting a building company to complete the build. Twelve months just isn’t long enough.

This is where our outdoor classroom tipi tents can help. Our team can work swiftly with yours to create an incredible outdoor space to meet the demands of increasing numbers at your nursery. We provide a full installation service on top of a raised wooden base so that your tipi can be used all year round. 

Should you wish to continue with a permanent extension – once granted – our expert Installation team can move the tipi to another location on your behalf, taking the stress out of the process and ensuring the longevity of your investment.

Increased demand for nurseries

Following the government’s decision to offer free childcare funding for children aged 9 months upwards from 2024, nurseries have been inundated with applications for new starters. ITV recently reported that 67% of nurseries require expansion of their premises within the next 12 months to cope with demand, but most won’t have the budget for a permanent extension in that timeframe. 

Another issue the sector faces is the time to complete such an extension. Building a new extension takes on average two years, from enlisting an architect to signing off design revisions, applying for planning permission, waiting for it to be granted and then enlisting a building company to complete the build. Twelve months just isn’t long enough.

This is where our outdoor classroom tipi tents can help. Our team can work swiftly with yours to create an incredible outdoor space to meet the demands of increasing numbers at your nursery. We provide a full installation service on top of a raised wooden base so that your tipi can be used all year round. 

Should you wish to continue with a permanent extension – once granted – our expert Installation team can move the tipi to another location on your behalf, taking the stress out of the process and ensuring the longevity of your investment.

Our tipi tents for outdoor classrooms

At The Tipi Company, we have an extensive range of tipis that you can use as an outdoor classroom.

Our tipi tents for outdoor classrooms

At The Tipi Company, we have an extensive range of tipis that you can use as an outdoor classroom.

 Little Hat

7m diameter

Open-sided shelter

Up to 30 children

Sides optional

More info

Baby Tipi

6.5m diameter

Up to 30 children

Baby Entrance Porch for entry

More info

Midi Tipi

8.5m diameter

Up to 50 children

Entrance Porch for entry

More info

Big Hat

10.3m diameter

Up to 80 – 150 children

Can be interlinked together with another Big Hat or Midi Hat to create a larger space

More info

 Little Hat

7m diameter

Open-sided shelter

Up to 30 children

Sides optional

More info

Baby Tipi

6.5m diameter

Up to 30 children

Baby Entrance Porch for entry

More info

Midi Tipi

8.5m diameter

Up to 50 children

Entrance Porch for entry

More info

Big Hat

10.3m diameter

Up to 80 – 150 children

Can be interlinked together with another Big Hat or Midi Hat to create a larger space

More info

 Little Hat

7m diameter

Open-sided shelter

Up to 30 children

Sides optional

More info

Baby Tipi

6.5m diameter

Up to 30 children

Baby Entrance Porch for entry

More info

Midi Tipi

8.5m diameter

Up to 50 children

Entrance Porch for entry

More info

Big Hat

10.3m diameter

Up to 80 – 150 children

Can be interlinked together with another Big Hat or Midi Hat to create a larger space

More info

Colourways

We offer our outdoor classroom tents in a range of colourways. Browse them below to choose your favourite.

Colourways

We offer our outdoor classroom tents in a range of colourways. Browse them below to choose your favourite.

SAND (standard)

FOREST*

MOCHA*

SAND (standard)

FOREST*

MOCHA*

All of our products are made using the coated Sand-coloured tipi canvas as standard. If this colour isn’t suitable for your offering – for example, where planning permission is more restrictive, or you want the tipis to blend into the surrounding environment more – our alternative colourways of Forest and Mocha are available for you to choose from. 

*Forest and Mocha colourways are available for a small surcharge of around 10%.

All of our products are made using the coated Sand-coloured tipi canvas as standard. If this colour isn’t suitable for your offering – for example, where planning permission is more restrictive, or you want the tipis to blend into the surrounding environment more – our alternative colourways of Forest and Mocha are available for you to choose from. 

*Forest and Mocha colourways are available for a small surcharge of around 10%.

How we work with you

Our experienced Sales Team will take you on a thorough Consultation process including a Site Visit and individual floorplan recommendations to help you visualise how your formation will take place.

More information about our permanent installation journey and after-sales support can be found on our tipi installation support page.

Full Installation Service

We offer a full Installation service, along with extensive before and after-sales support to ensure no stone is left unturned, and every opportunity has been explored.

With our unique Anchorage solutions, we can safely and securely install your tipis on:

How we work with you

Our experienced Sales Team will take you on a thorough Consultation process including a Site Visit and individual floorplan recommendations to help you visualise how your formation will take place.

More information about our permanent installation journey and after-sales support can be found on our tipi installation support page.

Full Installation Service

We offer a full Installation service, along with extensive before and after-sales support to ensure no stone is left unturned, and every opportunity has been explored. With our unique Anchorage solutions, we can safely and securely install your tipis on:

We build all of our tipi tents for outdoor classrooms on a raised wooden base that is shaped to the nonagon base of the tipi, ensuring no water ingress at ground level. Wheelchair friendly access ramps can be installed as and where you require them. 

Support

The Tipi Company is the number one provider of permanent tipi installations throughout the UK. We have helped a huge amount of schools and nurseries to transform their sites into inspiring educational settings with our permanent tipis. We pride ourselves on the quality of our product, and the invaluable before and after sales support we provide our clients. For more information, please see our Support page.
Fields
Flagstones
Gravel surfaces
Carparks

Courtyards

We build all of our tipi tents for outdoor classrooms on a raised wooden base that is shaped to the nonagon base of the tipi, ensuring no water ingress at ground level. Wheelchair friendly access ramps can be installed as and where you require them. 

Support

The Tipi Company is the number one provider of permanent tipi installations throughout the UK. We have helped a huge amount of schools and nurseries to transform their sites into inspiring educational settings with our permanent tipis. We pride ourselves on the quality of our product, and the invaluable before and after sales support we provide our clients. For more information, please see our Support page.

A snapshot of our clients…

A snapshot of our clients…

Green House Farm Nursery

Back to the Garden

22 Street Lane

Wolfson College
John Cairns Photography

Little Wellies

The Outward Bound Trust

Watchlytes Primary School

Berkshire College Of Agriculture

Dair House School and Nursery

WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL?

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL?