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Table <strong>of</strong> ContentsPart One. The Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Part Two. Six Design Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Design Principle 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6The learning environment should enhance teaching and learning and accommodate the needs <strong>of</strong> all learners.Design Principle 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8The learning environment should serve <strong>as</strong> a center <strong>of</strong> the community.Design Principle 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9The learning environment should result from a planning and design process that involves all community interests.Design Principle 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10The learning environment should provide <strong>for</strong> health, safety, and security.Design Principle 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12The learning environment should make effective use <strong>of</strong> available resources.Design Principle 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13The learning environment should be flexible and adaptable.Part Three. Design Principles in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15C<strong>as</strong>e Study 1. Gaylord High School, Gaylord, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16C<strong>as</strong>e Study 2. PS 5, The Ellen Lurie School, New York, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18C<strong>as</strong>e Study 3. Center <strong>for</strong> Applied Technology and Career Exploration, Rocky Mount, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . .20C<strong>as</strong>e Study 4. City Heights K–16 Educational Collaborative, San Diego, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22C<strong>as</strong>e Study 5. Tenderloin <strong>Community</strong> School, San Francisco, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24C<strong>as</strong>e Study 6. J. F. Oyster Bilingual Elementary School, W<strong>as</strong>hington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26C<strong>as</strong>e Study 7. Noble High School, North Berwick, Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28C<strong>as</strong>e Study 8. Crow Island School, Winnetka, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30C<strong>as</strong>e Study 9. Interdistrict Downtown School, Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32C<strong>as</strong>e Study 10. High Tech High, San Diego, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34C<strong>as</strong>e Study 11. Henry Ford Academy, Dearborn, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36C<strong>as</strong>e Study 12. Met Center, Providence, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38C<strong>as</strong>e Study 13. School <strong>of</strong> Environmental Studies, Minneapolis, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40IVSCHOOLS AS CENTERS OF COMMUNITY: A CITIZEN’S GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND DESIGN