by Fellowship | Nov 30, 2021 | Australia and New Zealand schools, Blog, Planning Learning Spaces in Practice, Wesley School
We are pleased to have Wesley Primary School in New Zealand be part of the PLS in Practice journey, and this week we will hear directly from the staff about their thoughts on the PLS in Practice process and what it has enabled them to do so far. Lou (Principal): As a...
by Fellowship | Jul 30, 2021 | Australia and New Zealand schools, Oranga School, Planning Learning Spaces in Practice
This week we are back at Oranga School for the Official Opening of their two new collaborative learning spaces, Block 2 and 3. Such an important event for a school needs an equally important visitor to cut the ribbon and who better than New Zealand’s Prime Minister,...
by Fellowship | Jul 23, 2021 | Planning Learning Spaces in Practice, Trumpington Park Primary School, UK schools
Re-designing a learning space is not something that is left to just school leaders and designers. The students must be involved in order to feel part of the process. Our PLS Design Framework relies on the thoughts of the students at different stages so that we can...
by Fellowship | Jul 16, 2021 | Australia and New Zealand schools, Grey Lynn School, Planning Learning Spaces in Practice
This week we are back in Grey Lynn School to catch up with the year 1 and 2s to see how they are defining learning activities within their use of space. Transitioning into the use of more collaborative learning environments is a learning journey for students and all...
by Fellowship | Jul 9, 2021 | Planning Learning Spaces in Practice, Trumpington Park Primary School, UK schools
This week I went back to Trumpington Park Primary School to find out from the staff what they thought about the PLS Design Framework and the impact it has had on their teaching and the student’s learning. Now that the full class has moved into the space, both...
by Fellowship | Jul 2, 2021 | Australia and New Zealand schools, Grey Lynn School, Planning Learning Spaces in Practice
I last updated you about Grey Lynn School in week 11, where we saw the ‘Activity Poster’ project come together. The posters have now made their way into the ‘Learning Hubs’ where both teachers and children have had a chance to use them to support their daily...