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Beyond the Classroom: Designing for the Way We Learn Today
A foundational perspective on how research-informed design can create learning environments that support student engagement, well-being, and performance.…
November 11
How Grant Elementary Made Construction Part of the Curriculum
Key Takeaways: Grant Elementary installed a construction viewing window to support project-based learning during active campus construction. Students…
November 11
What It Takes to Build a Lower-Waste School Cafeteria
Key Takeaways: U.S. schools waste an estimated 530,000 tons of food annually, costing about $1.7 billion, per the…
November 11
Building Better Schools Through Better Data
Every day, over 50 million K–12 students walk into schools across the United States. Within these walls, they develop academic, social, and behavioral skills that will shape the rest of…
May 21
How Blended Science Courses Stretch Lab Space and Budgets
Key Takeaways: Blended science courses pair online pre-lab modules with in-person bench time, improving proficiency and reducing facility…
November 11
How to Build a Playground for Multiple Age Groups
Key Takeaways: Mixed-age playground design serves Pre-K through 6th grade by combining trim trails, stepping blocks, play towers,…
October 27
Can Bamboo Help Cool Overheated Schoolyards?
Key Takeaways: Bamboo planters in South London recorded a 7-degree temperature drop in shade vs. full sun, proving…
October 27
School Spotlight: Brooklyn Students May Gain a New Climate Learning Campus
Key Takeaways: Runway Green is developing a climate-focused K-12 campus at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field on a 60-year…
October 27
Designed to Learn: How Biophilic Design Can Support Student Performance
When we think about what helps students learn, we often focus on curriculum, teaching methods and technology. But…
October 22
Bringing Lessons to Life With Thematic Inflatables
Key Takeaways: Thematic inflatables (planetariums, rainforest skins, historical replicas) create immersive learning environments that make abstract curriculum concepts…
October 20