Developed to provide an outdoor learning environment for a small school which had relatively undeveloped grounds, these plans are aimed toward providing: physical activity (climbing, running, jumping, and games); imaginative activity; social learning; environmental study; mathematics and science; exploring materials, e.g., water and soil; and the…

A conscious regard for the appropriateness of certain facilities should be fundamental in the design process of the city school site. There, within an extremely tight piece of real estate, a great many things must take place with not always room enough for all events. In addition to the requirement for program priorities and efficient use of…

Academic requirements and criteria are discussed, as well as physical planning response, incremental growth to a campus for 12,000 full time equivalent students, (FTE), environmental character, technical requirements, and the estimated capital costs for California State College at Bakersfield. Specific sections include--(1) site location, (2) site…

This review cites documents and journal articles previously announced in the ERIC catalogs regarding the conventional aspects of site development, as well as some new trends in schoolhouse design. Economic necessities and changing educational practices suggest that the traditional concept of the school as a separate island within the community is…