This paper considers the possibilities for developing a partnership between a school and its surroundings by means of integrated teaching outside the classroom. High quality collaboration between a school and its surroundings requires that both partners participate actively in the process of establishing and developing a partnership that would meet the needs and interests of both stakeholders. From the viewpoint of the current changes in schools, a partnership with the community is a necessity, because schools are expected to open up towards their surroundings and decontextualise school knowledge, which implies a bigger deal of learning outside the classroom for the purposes of the implementation of school curriculum contents.