By Stacey Crumbaker and Claudia Saunders
As designers of schools, we believe that when designers, educators, and learners come together, it’s usually with a common goal: to create a school that best serves its users. Yet, design professionals are frequently told that school buildings do not support current learner-centric education models, especially at the “middle school” level.
In order to explore this issue further, we submitted a proposal to One Workplace’s ONEder Grant program and were selected as one of three design firms to “explore how evolving design research influences the human experience and reshapes workplace environments.” Our goal is to advance the design and use of learning settings in the United States for adolescents aged 11-15 to support emerging education models within the next 10 years.
With the grant approved, we began our research and compiled a report of our findings: Unlocking Space Potential: Aligning the Power of People, Practice, and Place in Middle School Learning Settings.
Click here to download a PDF of the final report!