To accommodate the different teaching styles and activities, a flexible system of furnishings and accessories was developed. Each classroom has been designed as a shell, accompanied by a furniture kit. This design gives teachers the flexibility to create a variety of classroom environments and activities to stimulate the children. With a furniture kit, teachers have the ability to personalize their spaces for the appropriate activities. While some classes may include an active group, others may need more individualized stimulus.
Kits also allow individual teaching styles to blossom.
The only permanent areas of each room include a built-in sink and counter area with lower sections for students and higher sections for teachers. In addition, all tackboards were lowered to the appropriate height for young children. Use of Colors and Patterns To reinforce a sense of direction within the building, corridors and pod areas are color-coded and patterns using geometric shapes decorate floors and walls throughout the buildings. Within the corridors, changing lighting patterns and fixtures are also used to guide students along. According to Jane Lucas, principal of Lucas, Stefura Interiors in Boston, colors, shapes and scale are used to define activity levels and to help students move through the building.