As a teacher or parent, what is important to you about the design of your classroom? Does it need to be a particular size? Is natural light important? Do you prefer one big open space, or a space that is divided into areas?
How do you imagine the children, or your child in particular, moving throughout the space? Do you want them to be able to run around the classroom? Do you want their movement to be constricted in any way, by the arrangement of furniture in the room? Do you want their movement to be directed by the structural design of the space, such as the location of walls, built-in nooks, doors?
How would you like the space to feel? Cozy? Clinical? Warm? Homey? Modern? Minimalist? Cluttered?
What kind of space do you imagine your child, or the children in your class, liking? Is what you imagine a child to like the same as what you like? Is it different?
If you could start from scratch, what would you do?
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anita rui olds' book on classroom design is an excellent resource.
ReplyDeletehi lori, thanks for visiting my blog and for the excellent suggestion. i actually have that book and have been completely awed and inspired (and overwhelmed - so many ideas!) by it's content. i'm glad to know you like this book as i've been very impressed by the design ideas on your blog.
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