Innovative Learning Spaces: Designing schools for the 21st Century.
"The child is in a permanent search for meaning and beauty. Part of this new way of learning together, the essential part, is the environment. So when we talk about the architecture of the buildings we talk also about the architecture of the mind."Â
- Professor Carla Rinaldi, CEFPI International Conference
âThe environment is like the second curriculum in a wayâ it is that silent curriculum in the background that is always there and is providing stimulation which is so important; itâs stimulating our senses, in some cases its bringing us more oxygen to the brain which helps us think; in other cases itâs allowing more sunshine in â all those parts of the environment are key to helping us be innovative and creative.âÂ
- Randall Fielding, Designing Schools for 21st Century Learners
âRather than being empowered to choose what they want ⌠and to see what interests them ⌠and to create their own personalized identity â as they are in the rest of their lives â in school, they must eat what they are served. And what they are being served is, for the most part, stale, bland, and almost entirely stuff from the past." Â
- Marc Prensky, Engage Me or Enrage Me - What Today's Learners Demand
âAs digital technologies proliferate and become established in the everyday world of home, work and community, schools are inhabited by young people who are experienced users of a range of media and whose use is characterized by agency and adaptability.â Â
- Diane Mavers, Multimodal Design in the Landscape Representation of the Classroom: Designing the School of Tomorrow
âA space is much more than four walls, floor and ceiling. The spatial conditions that should be considered for human well-being include colour scheme, lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation, acoustics, smells and furnishings. All these aspects can significantly influence the sense of well-being and readiness to learn and therefore learning performance.âÂ
- Rotraut Walden, Schools for the Future: Design Proposals from Architectural Psychology
âAlthough bricks, mortar, concrete, steel frames and so on play a critical role in this programme, what it is really about is people ⌠enabling transformation of how â and where â teaching and learning happens ⌠be it virtual or real ⌠and increasingly now thanks to innovative technologies, between groups of learners as peers.â Â
- Tim Byles, Building Schools for the Future: Enabling Better and Brighter Futures for All Young People
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