The author presents the design for an ideal elementary school that would create a climate in which children could be educated to their maximum potential. The design arises from a philosophical base that incorporates this century's research in child development and learning theory. Consideration is given to the needs of the individual at the…

Article focused on the achievements of the Lea Green School for maladjusted children. (Editor/RK)

This large high school is divided vertically according to function. The areas most frequently used by the largest number of students are on the first floor. (Author/MLF)

Appeared originally in "This Magazine Is about Schools, vol. 2, no. 3.

This bibliography lists 78 documents in English and 7 in Swedish on the subject of open plan secondary schools. These documents are not annotated individually, but are discussed in a text that is divided into ten major subject areas: Theory, Buildings, Staffing, Scotland, England, International, U.S.A., Canada, Sweden, and Australia. Each of these…

A COLLECTION OF STATEMENTS CONCERNING FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTIONS WHICH DISTINGUISH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL OR THE UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ITS EDUCATIONAL ROLE, AND THE COLLEGE TO COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS ARE DISCUSSED AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPLICATIONS SUGGESTED. SUCH AREAS AS THE COMMUNITY…

THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS TO MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE SUCH AS (1) ARCHITECTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PREJUDICE, (2) OBSOLETE CODES, (3) BUILDING COMPLEXITY, AND (4) STATIC THINKING. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DEVELOPMENTS IN (1) GROUP PLANNING, (2) LEARNING WALLS AND SPACE DIVIDERS, (3) STUDENT CENTERS, (4) LANDSCAPING, AND (5) HUMANISTIC…

PROGRAM EMPHASIS FOR THE DESIGN OF THIS FACILITY WAS ORIENTED TOWARD CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT. PRESENT AND PROJECTED CHANGES IN--(1) TEACHING TECHNIQUES, (2) CURRICULUMS, (3) STAFFING PATTERNS, AND (4) USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL AIDS SUGGESTED DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEXIBLE CLASSROOM UNIT. THE RESULTANT PLAN ACHIEVES FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION THROUGH GROUPING…

Securing the right environment for a preschool program requires planning and research. Administrators or searching parties are advised to study zoning codes to become acquainted with state sanitation and safety regulations and laws, to involve teachers in cooperative planning, to design facilities which discourage vandalism, facilitate…

THE DESIGN OF THIS ECONOMICALLY PLANNED SCHOOL IS DEVELOPED TO SUIT A GENERALIZED SET OF AREA CHARACTERISTICS. PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR PUPILS IS EFFECTED THROUGH USE OF THE "SCHOOLS-WITHIN-A-SCHOOL" PLAN. PROVISIONS FOR ADOPTION OF--(1) TEAM TEACHING, (2) MACHINE TEACHING, (3) EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, AND (4) AURAL-ORAL LANGUAGE…

NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY IS ILLUSTRATED THROUGH REVIEW OF--(1) 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, (2) 14 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND (3) ONE ADMINISTRATIVE FACILITY. EACH EXAMPLE INCLUDES--(1) A GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION, (2) SITE AND FLOOR PLANS, AND (3) AN EXTERIOR PHOTOGRAPH OR PERSPECTIVE. PRECEDING THESE EXAMPLES ARE REVIEWS OF--(1)…

Under legislation passed at the January 1973 Session of the Rhode Island State Legislature, the Board of Regents has, as one of its specific functions, the determination of the necessity of school construction and the approval of standards for design and construction of school building throughout the state. The procedures contained in this…

The coordination of the building components of educational facilities is discussed. The resulting components will be used for a wide range of building types in addition to schools and the recommendation should therefore be seen as part of a widespread move toward establishing a national British 'pool' of dimensionally related components. The two…