St Francis of Assisi (new build)
Above: Books on moveable shelves to create flexibility
Above: Recessed doors save space
Below right: breakout space
Above:Larger space - doubles as class/shared
Below: Access to outdoor spaces
From the Principal:
Not liking where admin is. Wishing this was placed more central to the learning.
Like the upstairs spaces with recessed glass doors to create flexible spaces.
Bag storage a problem. Too many all together. Congestion.
Breakout rooms work well also. Not specific large group area but the areas allow themselves to be used that way if desired.
Two separate outdoor spaces with roofs allow for alfresco learning when weather allows.
My wonderings:
How can we replicate a similar design for our build? The flexibility of the upstairs spaces would work well in our model of teaching and learning also.
Wairakei School (remodel)
From the Staff:
Loving the way the building handles sound well.
Loving the storage solutions.
Loving the transparent breakout spaces.
The children are enjoying the different places they can now learn from.
My wonderings:
How could these spaces be made to reflect the different kinds of learning that may take place?
How can the teaches effectively collaborate and have discrete professional conversations about teaching and learning without a space to do this?
What is the purpose of the 1/20 groupings if they do not meet regularly?
Waitākiri School
From the Principal/DP:
Story of the merger is all about the history of the two schools and the cultural narrative around this place. He has done a lot of intensive study focussed on pedagogy before buildings.
My wonderings:
Could we also be clever with using a breakout space as a teacher collaboration hub?
Liking the toilets - accessible from classrooms and also from outside. Frosted glass to provide some privacy.
Bags outside but under shelter and very visible to all. Could we do this?
Love the phrase "collective responsibility and individual accountability!!!"
Haeata Community Campus
Toilets
Above: Middle Years
Below: Year 5-6
Above: spaces all connected and flow between
Above: welcome to the school/community
Above: Hauora Centre - multi disciplinary team
Below: Staffroom open to all
From the Learning Director:
We are getting better every day.
We are not liking spaces like board room (not transparent at all, disconnected).
Not liking teacher spaces in middle of secondary area (tucked away behind walls and glass, not accessible to kids.
Big focus on Hauora - whole team dedicated to this.
My wonderings:
Is structure and routine lacking? Why have a uniform at all? What about target teaching and directed lessons? Property damage - is that a sign of no shared values system??
Were these kids thinking or just busy? Where were there any kids learning without devices and collaborating?
Is this too radical and too unstructured for a community who are still reeling from the result of the quakes. Anxiety, anger, grief, dysfunction = needs closeness, routine, structure, teachers in front and right alongside engaged with kids?
http://www.radionz.co.nz/programmes/christchurch-dilemmas/story/201847186/will-haeata-help-the-kids-of-the-east
Lemonwood Grove
Right: Custom designed bag storage on wheels.
My Reflections:
Heating seems to be a theme in these new schools and problematic. Underfloor inefficient and very expensive to run.
Like the flow of the spaces. Like the whakatouki on the windows/doors.
Very very open. How would we create belonging for our homerooms in this kinds of space.
Above: Books on moveable shelves to create flexibility
Above: Recessed doors save space
Below right: breakout space
Above:Larger space - doubles as class/shared
Below: Access to outdoor spaces
From the Principal:
Not liking where admin is. Wishing this was placed more central to the learning.
Like the upstairs spaces with recessed glass doors to create flexible spaces.
Bag storage a problem. Too many all together. Congestion.
Breakout rooms work well also. Not specific large group area but the areas allow themselves to be used that way if desired.
Two separate outdoor spaces with roofs allow for alfresco learning when weather allows.
My wonderings:
How can we replicate a similar design for our build? The flexibility of the upstairs spaces would work well in our model of teaching and learning also.
Wairakei School (remodel)
From the Staff:
Loving the way the building handles sound well.
Loving the storage solutions.
Loving the transparent breakout spaces.
The children are enjoying the different places they can now learn from.
My wonderings:
How could these spaces be made to reflect the different kinds of learning that may take place?
How can the teaches effectively collaborate and have discrete professional conversations about teaching and learning without a space to do this?
What is the purpose of the 1/20 groupings if they do not meet regularly?
Waitākiri School
From the Principal/DP:
Story of the merger is all about the history of the two schools and the cultural narrative around this place. He has done a lot of intensive study focussed on pedagogy before buildings.
My wonderings:
Could we also be clever with using a breakout space as a teacher collaboration hub?
Liking the toilets - accessible from classrooms and also from outside. Frosted glass to provide some privacy.
Bags outside but under shelter and very visible to all. Could we do this?
Love the phrase "collective responsibility and individual accountability!!!"
Haeata Community Campus
Toilets
Above: Middle Years
Below: Year 5-6
Above: spaces all connected and flow between
Above: welcome to the school/community
Above: Hauora Centre - multi disciplinary team
Below: Staffroom open to all
From the Learning Director:
We are getting better every day.
We are not liking spaces like board room (not transparent at all, disconnected).
Not liking teacher spaces in middle of secondary area (tucked away behind walls and glass, not accessible to kids.
Big focus on Hauora - whole team dedicated to this.
My wonderings:
Is structure and routine lacking? Why have a uniform at all? What about target teaching and directed lessons? Property damage - is that a sign of no shared values system??
Were these kids thinking or just busy? Where were there any kids learning without devices and collaborating?
Is this too radical and too unstructured for a community who are still reeling from the result of the quakes. Anxiety, anger, grief, dysfunction = needs closeness, routine, structure, teachers in front and right alongside engaged with kids?
http://www.radionz.co.nz/programmes/christchurch-dilemmas/story/201847186/will-haeata-help-the-kids-of-the-east
Lemonwood Grove
Right: Custom designed bag storage on wheels.
My Reflections:
Heating seems to be a theme in these new schools and problematic. Underfloor inefficient and very expensive to run.
Like the flow of the spaces. Like the whakatouki on the windows/doors.
Very very open. How would we create belonging for our homerooms in this kinds of space.
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