Designing a Classroom takes more than Childs Play
Written by Ken Rand   
Saturday, 13 March 2010 12:15
Probably the environment most familiar to the majority of us because we spent so much time there in our formative years is the school classroom. For some of us the place will have joyful memories and others they will be times to forget.
by KenRand


Probably the environment most familiar to the majority of us because we spent so much time there in our formative years is the school classroom. For some of us the place will have joyful memories and others they will be times to forget.

Clarity of our memories however is unlikely to deliver the detail of the space layout and design. It is probable that, unless our schooling experience was recent, the memory of this environment may be quite vague.

Because we don't recollect the design of that particular space is most likely an indication of its efficiency. Had the classroom been very untidy because of a lack of suitably allocated space or particularly disorganised because there was no space for coat and bag storage then undoubtedly we would remember that.

Classroom design and the clever use of storage shelves, cupboards, coat and bag hanging arrangements, drawers for teaching materials, seating, chairs, desks, displays and notice boards, resource materials, tables, bookshelves and so much more, when well designed create the working environment longed for by teachers and enjoyed by children.

Providing an excellent design requires careful analysis of the working practice of the room, the amount of storage required and of what type. Then comes the interesting part of making it look attractive and workable.

This is why it is always worthwhile to bring in an expert in School and Classroom design to create the right solution. Calling on a wealth of experience brings value to the package which should take all the needs of active and creative spaces into account.

Providing a high quality environment for the formative years of our children is critical, the detail may be overlooked by the pupils who use the space but undoubtedly there will be an impact which may well translate into their home or working environment of the future.

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