Classroom design enters the space-age

By Danielle Kutchel
Published October 11, 2018

All around New Zealand, something strange is happening to classrooms. Desks are being banished in favour of beanbags; no longer do teachers “preach” the lesson from the front of the room. Welcome to Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs).

At The Gardens School in Manurewa, ILEs are a part of life. The school was demolished in 2015 after buildings ...

This story appeared in the Term 3 2018 edition of LeadershipEd.

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Classroom design enters the space-age

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