Selk’bag Keeps Colorado Students Warm Learning Outside

The Mackintosh Academy in Boulder, Colorado, is an independent school that takes students outdoors at least some parts of the day for instruction. However, that changed in the 2020-2021 school year as it committed to nearly all outdoor learning to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Being based in the mountain west, staying outside late fall, all winter and early spring would be a challenge for Mackintosh Academy’s faculty and students. The school built outdoor learning spaces, purchased portable heaters, and asked kids to layer up and dress warmly.

Then it discovered Selk’bag. The sleeping bags with arms and legs are the perfect solution for keeping kids warm and focused on their lessons. About half of the school’s students and teachers are using Selk’bag to stay warm and safe outside during class, and the school keeps several bags available for borrowing when needed.

Selk’bag worked with the Mackintosh Academy to ensure its students, whose families come from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, all have access to warmth and comfort, as well as the staff, which is outside with the kids. The school found that one Selk’bag is often easier for kids to wear than to have them remember their gloves, hats, snow pants and jackets.

Selk’bag enjoyed working with Mackintosh Academy so much, it launched a collaboration program open to schools nationwide to help keep kids warm in outdoor classrooms wherever they’re needed. For information on Selk’bag’s collaboration program, visit SelkbagUSA.com or email hello@selkbagusa.com.