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Two fundamental questions drove our design for West Park High School. First, we asked the larger group to define the environments we must provide to prepare our students for their futures. Second, we asked students what they need to be successful. Check out DLR Group's resulting design. Roseville Joint Union High School District #educationdesign #highschool

Hear from students how Garden City’s school environment is designed to help every learner thrive. Weekly Highlight 🎬 Film #3: “A Day in the Life: The Student Experience” 🌟 Garden City: The Future of Education - A Short Film Series 🌟 Today’s students need more than traditional classroom settings. Get an insider’s look through the eyes of two 4th graders, Andre and Avita, as they share what it’s like being a student at the new Garden City School. Here, “structured choice” means students have a say in where, how, and with whom they learn, creating a unique blend of freedom within a supportive framework. Fielding International educators had the opportunity to shadow Andre and Avnita, witnessing firsthand the flexibility that allows students to choose the spaces that best support their learning needs. Beyond just physical spaces, students like Andre and Avita have more opportunity to build meaningful relationships, connecting with multiple educators and collaborating across grades, which enhances their school experience. At Garden City, the combination of routines and student agency—structure and empowerment—makes for a truly unique experience. Every day feels a little different, as students are guided by dedicated teachers in an environment of love, autonomy, and flexibility that adapts to their needs. 🌟 Every student has a voice, and every student belongs. 🌟 Watch now to see how a building can truly improve teaching and learning! 🔗 Watch Film #3: “A Day in the Life: The Student Experience” https://lnkd.in/gRKgDtjZ 🔗 Experience the full series—watch now on our YouTube channel!  https://lnkd.in/gNjHxXkz By Fielding International in Partnership with Cranston Public Schools (Cranston, Rhode Island, USA)  Video Production - ‪Martis Media House #StudentExperience #FutureOfEducation #SchoolDesign #EducationInnovation #LearningWithJoy #StudentCentered #FlexibleLearning #EducationalDesign #FutureReadySchools #StudentCenteredLearning #ArchitectureForEducation #21stCenturyLearning #Joy #Excitement #FieldingIntl

How does the future design of school buildings and classrooms impact student learning? Pre K-12 design expert Mary Ruppenthal weighs in on The Brighter Side of Education Podast in the episode, "Current School Building Trends and Safety Measures." With nearly 30 years of experience, Mary shares tried and true tips for successful collaboration with school districts in the design of innovative, high-performing educational facilities. Listen here: https://ow.ly/s6cw30sAETX

Building classrooms for the ever-increasing independent school sector has moved beyond putting kids in boxes, and it’s not just adding more demountables on already congested playspace. If your school is planning to construct education facilities in the near future, ensure you get the right advice from today’s leading researchers. The Tomorrow's Environments for Learning workshop brings together architects, educators and academia to discuss the factors that make a critical difference to learning, other than great teachers. Learn how lighting, fresh airflow, materials, colours, outdoor access, textures, acoustics and plants play a critical role in the design of a classroom that destresses students by catering for their wellbeing, and creating an environment conducive to learning. Students spend nearly 16,000 hours in a Kindergarten to Year 12 school, so the decisions that school leaders make today will have an impact for decades to come. It pays to get it right. The event includes site visits to two schools to showcase brilliant design. #classroomdesign https://lnkd.in/gRSBZVU8 #schools #independentschools #education #teaching #environment

A fire pit. Created by elementary students for our outdoor classroom. - We began with questions and researched the location. - We measured the space. - We calculated dimensions and made 3-D designs using Lego bricks. - We gathered actual bricks during the demolition of our community's old Senior Center. - We measured and staked out the dig site. - We dug the hole, measured again, and made adjustments. - We leveled the foundation and began placing bricks. - We leveled and checked measurements along the way. - We assembled and placed the steel insert. - We evaluated our work and built a test fire. - We shared our process and product with families. That's how our students learned fundamental concepts of the engineering design process. That's how our students demonstrated mastery of math standards in linear measurement. That's how our students found a new purpose for a small part of our community's heritage.

How does the future design of school buildings and classrooms impact student learning? Pre K-12 design expert Mary Ruppenthal weighs in on The Brighter Side of Education Podast in the episode, "Current School Building Trends and Safety Measures." With nearly 30 years of experience, Mary shares tried and true tips for successful collaboration with school districts in the design of innovative, high-performing educational facilities. Listen here: https://ow.ly/nmIX30sANQx

NBBJ Design’s Westmark School is Designed for Learning Differences. The global firm’s Los Angeles–based studio worked with landscape architects SWA to create an education space dedicated to both physical and emotional well-being. The lower school campus of the Westmark School, a private academy in Encino, California, dedicated to supporting students with learning differences, is a model for charting a new direction. Not just for educational architecture, but for any type of building. Embracing research in neuroscience, education, and architecture, the facility addresses learning challenges from top to bottom, from incorporating nature and natural materials to encouraging multi-sensory learning to limiting stressors like excess noise and clutter. https://lnkd.in/eqz8ApSP

How does the future design of school buildings and classrooms impact student learning? Pre K-12 design expert Mary Ruppenthal weighs in on The Brighter Side of Education Podast in the episode, "Current School Building Trends and Safety Measures." With nearly 30 years of experience, Mary shares tried and true tips for successful collaboration with school districts in the design of innovative, high-performing educational facilities. Listen here: https://ow.ly/NEjp30sB1on

Educators are getting creative with outdoor classrooms, supporting student well-being, creativity, and academic development. Have you heard of building an Enchanted Forest? It's just one of the many ways educators are designing novel outdoor classrooms. #Education #OutdoorClassroom

https://lnkd.in/gd9CDxMd Check out my new blog post for D&D Learning Spaces, "The Rectangles of My Mind." Here, I explore individual rectangle desks as a mobile and modular instructional strategy for using student classroom furniture to create both individual work space as well as a variety of group work configurations. #ClassroomFurniture, #StudentDesks, #FlexibleFurniture, #Movement, #MobileandModular, #Mobile, #Modular