What’s the Right High School Size and Structure?
The size of high school institutions dictate how learners experience their secondary years but are smaller networks of education the answer?
“Height, Light and Exposed Structure”–Places That Display and Celebrate Learning
What better way to ensure learners feel empowered and heard than commemorating their student work in a thoughtful way where everyone can enjoy? We walk through learning spaces to explore how student pieces are celebrated.
Personal Space for Safety, Wellness and Autonomy
[…] have often created window-less, cell-like enclosures, making many learners feel even more anxious for having their sense of autonomy taken away. We often hear from well-meaning special education teachers that we should limit openings to high windows, so as not to distract individuals. However, views to green spaces actually have a calming effect. The […]
Five Reasons to Bring Our National Parks into the Classroom
National Parks are a great way to provide experiential learning, outdoor learning and engage learners with a nuanced past.
Launch of Open-Source Library at SchoolPatterns.com
Randy Fielding introduces the launch of Schoolpatterns.com which aims to solve a common problem encountered by schools working to create vision-aligned learning environments.
Learning Suites: A First Step in Overcoming Isolation in Schools
Physical isolation presents a barrier to the kind of authentic learning we often desire in 21st-century schools. Learning Suites are part of the solution to break out of isolated learning environments.
Video Insights – Start the School Year Strong
Eden Park Elementary School teachers foster a strong start to the school year, emphasizing student involvement in creating shared expectations and a community-focused learning environment.
One Stone: Forging An Army of Good
[…] Providence taught me about work-based learning. Visiting Francis Parker in Boston taught me about principles and habits of learning. Visiting Mountain Academy in Wyoming taught me about place-based learning. Visiting One Stone in Boise taught me that school could be about leading and difference making. I learned that young people could be invited into […]
Portland Youth Exercise Power through Participatory Budgeting
[…] to hire a paid, all-youth steering committee to design the process and write the rulebook, which is when Lillyanne, an artist and organizer with a focus on place-based and racial equity work, came on board. In addition to being drawn to how PB gives community members a direct say in how public money is […]
