In Melbourne, covered outdoor learning areas provide schools with safe, weather-protected spaces that enhance education, encourage outdoor activities, and create functional environments for students to learn, play, and grow year-round.

In Melbourne, covered outdoor learning areas provide schools with safe, weather-protected spaces that enhance education, encourage outdoor activities, and create functional environments for students to learn, play, and grow year-round.
Create protective outdoor learning and educational environments for students and staff with a COLA shade from Melbourne’s shade sail specialists, Future Shade. Offering all weather protection, our fully customised outdoor sails are a cost effective and fully flexible shading solution specifically designed for kindergartens, schools and third level institutions.
Our range of sails are designed to allow air to circulate, producing a significantly cooler environment, making it ideal for children. Manufactured from high density polyethylene (HDP), and a strong, stable knitted fabric, the COLA shade offers a 98% UV protection rating, defending students and staff from both UVA/UVB rays and the ever changing Australian climate.
Our Covered Outdoor Learning Area solution is suited to the following applications:

With a team including architects and building surveyors, we collaborate with you from concept through to construction with a focus on delivery and customer service excellence. Our COLA offers:
Offering protection in a non-intrusive way, our COLA shades feature gently curved edging to protect the hands of young children and offer optimal shading and maximum space. Designed to support outdoor learning activities whilst ensuring the learning and recreational environment provided fosters a sense of safety and shelter, our Covered Outdoor Learning Area shades are suitable for all school building projects and applications. Entrust the protection of your students to the professionals at Future Shade.


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