Keppie Design - Schools
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
What if...<br />
<strong>Schools</strong> were organised<br />
around a totally flexible<br />
timescale, as opposed to a<br />
‘Railway timetable’ of bells<br />
and mass movement?<br />
This flexibility would be<br />
designed to suit firstly the<br />
pupils at their different<br />
ages and to fit with their<br />
recognised circadian<br />
rhythms; and secondly, the<br />
wider community of learners<br />
and business connections<br />
seeing the future school<br />
environment operating six<br />
days a week and from 7am<br />
to 10pm<br />
A sense of school community<br />
is not simply defined by a<br />
badge, common philosophy<br />
or written ethos. It needs<br />
space to grow and develop<br />
and should be inspired by<br />
opportunities to congregate,<br />
meet, chat, discuss, play<br />
and perform; all of the noncurricular<br />
activities which too<br />
often fall outside the theoretical<br />
requirements of a school<br />
design brief.<br />
<strong>Keppie</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> 81
Change language