ith other suggestions for the growing list of "classrooms of the future": =
It's worth noting that virtually all of them are project-based and experien=
tial, so it seems one changes the geography to change the pedagogy, or vice=
versa.
Classrooms of the Future
* The Energy Lab at Hawaii Prep Academy (HI): http://www.hpa.edu/acad=
emics/energy-lab
* The Hawken School (OH) Center for Experiential and Service Learnin=
g at University Circle: http://www.hawken.edu/about/universitycirclecampus.=
html
* Beaver Country Day School (MA)'s NuVu Studio (housed at MIT): http:=
//www.bcdschool.org/nuvu
* Stanford University School of Design (dSchool) K-12 school design: =
http://dschool.stanford.edu/projects/k12.php
* IDEO school design projects: http://www.ideo.com/thinking/focus/des=
ign-for-learning/
* The Nueva (CA) i-Lab: http://nuevaschool.org/programs/i-lab
* Manlius Pebble Hill School (NY): Open space classroom: climbing wal=
l; folding tables; outdoor wooded area.
* Liberty Science Center (NJ): Live from the Cardiac Center-interacti=
ve live demonstrations of heart surgery for grades 6 - 12: http://abcnews.g=
o.com/Health/video/inside-operating-room-10022610&tab=3D9482931§ion=3D1=
206835&playlist=3D3547557&page=3D1
* EdVisions Off Campus School http://bit.ly/8XhbVv. EdVisions schools=
reinventing space to facilitate project-based, individualized learning. ht=
tp://www.edvisions.com/custom/SplashPage.asp
* Reviews and resources by Steve Taffee (Castilleja School-CA) of boo=
ks on school & classroom design:
http://www.diigo.com/user/sjtaffee/space_planning?type=3Dall
http://taffee.edublogs.org/2010/06/17/the-third-teacher-a-review/
http://taffee.edublogs.org/2010/06/25/schools-for-the-future-a-review/
http://taffee.edublogs.org/2010/06/16/architecture-for-achievement-a-review=
/
Semester Schools: Classrooms are the farm, the city, the coral reef, the oc=
ean, the mountains, the wilderness, another country, etc.
* Mountain School (VT)
* CITYterm (NYC)
* The Island School (Bahamas)
* SEGL-the School for Ethical and Global Leadership (DC)
* Maine Coast Semester; Ocean classroom (MA)
* Rocky MT Semester (CO)
* Conserve School (WI)
* School Year Abroad (Overseas)
* Chewonki (ME)
Cheers.
PFB
"What we learn to do, we learn by doing." (Aristotle, 384-322 B.C.)
Patrick F. Bassett, President
NAIS - National Association of Independent Schools
1620 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20036
202.973.9710 (office) 202.746.5444 (cell) 202.973.9709 (fax)
bassett@nais.org www.nais.org www.twitter.com/patbassett www.fac=
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