What would your ideal classroom be?
Heated and cooled, the potables get really hot.
A sizable entrance, with a place to take of shoes and coats, and put lunches is really important.
A wet area to wash hands (hygiene), art equipment, fill water bottles. Sinks are very important.
Desks that are modules that can be moved around and change shape for different purposes.
It is important to have display areas. The problem with the mod 5 is there is too much glass windows and not enough storage and display space.
Floor spaces with a carpet area for kids to sit, as well as play corners, reading corners and withdrawal Ares.
The teacher needs a place where they can safely store their stuff.
Storage is very important, pull draws out in little bits.
Good quality lino, but with pits of carpet than can be moved around. Different shaped carpets can be uses for at maths games. (Multipurpose.)
Use safety glass.
White boards, which you can put your computer against. Sized to a height that kids can write on. Space is everything so dual purpose is really important.
Velcro coated pin boards for walls.
A differential place for eating from working. eg pick nick benches
Colours green and yellow are thinking colours.
Lighting is important, minimize the glare. Reflections and disability glare can make a space highly impractical and even unusable.
Doors that open to outside allowing the students to work indoors and outdoors.
Watch for the hinges and areas where fingers can get caught.
A separate space which can bee looked into by the teacher to form a separate sound isolated space that allows supervised working.
Doors which bi-fold and open into an outside space.
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