Changing the face of learning
I think I’ve mentioned Studio H in the past, it is a not for profit design studio which is run my Emily Pilloton in Bertie County. A new initiative which I’ve just stumbled across from Project H is the Learning Landscape Network, this site is dedicated to an educational landscape design created by Project H to make classes for dynamic. From my time in uni I have been interested in the design and layout of schools, it began as a suggested idea for my honours project and the more I learnt about school design and the lack of response from the students the more I was sure that things needed to change. This company is my hero, bringing design into schools as a way to empower and make social change at the same time. It goes to show the power that a creative thinker can have in the worlds. Learning landscapes is not the easy or fast way to teach, it involves getting a class organised, taking them outside, setting up the game, “playing” as the children learn – it’s slower than sitting them in rows and rote-teaching, but what a benefit! What an amazing way to get children engaged in their learning, being active participants instead of passive sponges.
Ten points to Studio H and I hope you all take this on as an idea that just cause things are done one way, doesn’t mean it has to stay that way.
Enjoy and go slowly
Mich xxx
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