Problem

Schools that don’t take the requisite time to co-design (especially empathize) with their community will often lack alignment between their vision, educational program, and physical spaces. These misalignments frequently manifest as a disconnected campus that is difficult to navigate, feels institutional, and hinders collaborative learning.

Solution

Creative, innovative schools thoughtfully consider how to organize their entire campus. The pattern diagram shows a layout using a Piazza as a school heart that has immediate adjacencies into three interdisciplinary Learning Communities – Humanities, Science, and Arts. How would you reorganize your school – spatially and educationally – if you could?

Related Patterns Joint, Shared, & Integrated Use, Learning Community, Indoor-Outdoor Connections