Design

Guide/Tool

Green Schoolyards America

These recordings of a lecture series hosted by Green Schoolyards America provide technical and design-focused guidance for creating and stewarding high-quality green schoolyards and schoolyard forests.

Article

John Tindall-Gibson

This article highlights how a simple rearrangement of classroom furniture can significantly enhance the implementation of Project-Based Learning (PBL).

Guide/Tool

Children and Nature Network

This interactive gallery includes dozens of photos from green schoolyards in the U.S. and Canada, highlighting design features that can improve the sustainability, functionality and appeal of green school grounds.

Research/Report

Kari Leif, Vivian Loftness

This study explores school learning environments' impact on student and faculty outcomes, emphasizing the harmful effects of underfunded public school facilities. It promotes affordable biophilic retrofit strategies, providing a toolkit of 42 retrofits for K-12 schools.

Resource Hub

Alberto Treves

This resource hub website is maintained by a school building specialist with more than 1000 projects completed in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.

Research/Report

Jennifer Charteris, Joanna Anderson, and Angela Page

This study examines design aspects of special education spaces in newly built schools in Australia. The study promotes ongoing dialogue and in-depth research into inclusive design, aiming to create environments that prioritize student well-being and learning.

Research/Report

Hanna Hofverberg

This article examines the often-unseen reciprocal relationship between pedagogical approaches and architectural spaces in the conception and design of a new school.

Research/Report

Mahnaz Izadi and Roger Hart

This article highlights the overlooked role of school physical environments in bullying and advocates for integrating design into prevention strategies. The study suggests that modifying school spaces offers a tangible way to shift the culture of bullying.