The two authors share learning gleaned from personal, classroom experiences in small schools--both cautions and assurances--for other educators who may be embarking on a similar path. We worked at two different small high school sites in the Denver Public Schools, an urban district with an ethnically diverse student population of 78,000. We…

Examines the development and design of the facade at a rural Oregon high school that represents the school's athletic name of "Pirates" by showing a pirate's ship on the roof. This structure protrudes from a corner of the rectangular building, with a bearded buccaneer opening a treasure chest filled with educational materials. (GR)

Discusses planning, specification, and installation of student lockers, asserting that for the two basic types of lockers, corridor student lockers and athletic lockers, design considerations must focus on space requirements and ease of supervision. Discusses centralized versus decentralized configuration and locker size and type. Includes a chart…

Provides a step-by-step guide to choosing the most appropriate layout for a school newspaper. States that although content is the most important factor, layout is also an integral factor in catching reader interest. Describes formats, the use of body type, headline treatments, and the use of art. Presents a 13-item bibliography with more sources…

This book offers over 200 library bulletin board ideas for the high school audience, intended to help students gain understanding, inspiration, and amusement while encouraging reading and library use. Each idea includes a list of materials, and many of the ideas are clearly illustrated. While the concepts are aimed specifically at the high school…

This study explores the relationship between art object preferences and aesthetic attitudes of high school students. A corollary variable was socioeconomic status as determined by the National Opinion Research Center scale. A sample of 443 students, grades 8-12, in a Virginia high school, were studied. The 5-point Aesthetic Attitude Scale was used…

A profile is presented of a high school designed to accommodate a team teaching approach to education. The description emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included along with an evaluation of the school in relation to the program for which it was planned. (FS)

A summary is presented of a conference of architects and educators concerned with the architectural implications of Images of the Future, a booklet offering ideas for the qualitative improvement of the nation's secondary schools. In the conference proceedings emphasis is given to implications concerned with the maturity of students and the…

A profile of a high school is presented in which the building design features provided versatile interior space and provisions for future expansion. In briefly describing the educational bases of the building design, two items are emphasized--(1) why the school was designed as it was, and (2) how it was designed and built. Schematics and…

This document presents educational specifications for a new high school in Ridley school District in Pennsylvania. The specifications are offered by the school's administration and faculty. They address in detail the following areas: (1) exterior (including site and building exterior); (2) building interior; (3) classrooms; (4) department centers;…

A profile is presented of a high school designed to accommodate the organization of teachers into teams working with student groups of varying sizes--this organization is housed in a compact building with the teaching teams centered in clusters of classrooms. The building is heated in winter and cooled in summer by a heat pump system. The…

A profile is presented of a high school designed so that its academic spaces are completely adaptable--changes in the program can be quickly reflected in the building through the easy rearrangement of partitions. The profile emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included…

This case study of six newly-opened high schools explored: (1) What steps were taken to involve district staff members and community representatives in educational-specifications and design-development work? How effective did these steps prove to be? What impact did this involvement appear to have on the emergent and completed high school project?…

A profile is presented for a high school designed to house a closed circuit television system as a basic part of the instructional program. The description of the educational bases of the design emphasizes why the school was designed as it was and how it was designed and built. Schematics and photographs are included along with an evaluation of…