Educational and architectural programming need first to look at the client, the developmental rights of that client, then at the curriculum and instructional delivery system. Bruce also presented a series of photographs and plans of project he is working on in the United States, Hawaii, Australia, Finland, Belgium and Egypt. Classroom Planning and Design James Dyck, Principal, The Architectural Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska, spoke about classroom planning and design from a hand's on perspective. In addition to being an architect and educational planner, Jim and his wife Lynda are certified Montessori teachers, and run a school on the property they live on. The worst shape for crowding is a square.
Classical spaces focus on the center.
He used his firm's Maxey Elementary School and Waverly High Schools as examples. Inventing better Schools Dr. Nancy Myers, President-Elect, The Council of Educational Facility Planners International, and Principal, The Myers Group, Noblesville, IN, spoke about a wide range of topics, including schools as community centers, classroom size, interdisciplinary teaching, and the integration of technology in learning. Classrooms need to become larger so as to provide the opportunity for activity based, technology rich learning environments. If I had my way, all classrooms would be 1,200 square feet. Since I don't pay for the facilities, I'm often settling for 900 - 1,000 Square feet.