The connection between classroom design and learning outcomes

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More and more schools are deciding to move away from the concept of desks in a straight line, looking at the blackboard and the teacher's table. Classrooms have started to redesign their walls to become multi-purpose spaces and to adapt to new forms of learning, but what does this mean for students?

A recent study has found that optimal classroom conditions can improve school performance by up to 25 per cent. Aspects such as lighting, furniture, the color of the walls, good air conditioning and even electrical and wireless installation can all influence the teaching-learning process.

Fewer conflict situations

There is a direct relationship between the environment and people's ability to learn: the human brain is capable of learning more and better in structurally richer environments. This is what is known as Neuroarchitecture, a science that studies how architecture influences brain processes.

However, this science not only affects academic performance, according to various experts, redesigning the physical spaces of the classroom also manages to improve the coexistence of students, reducing and even avoiding cases of bullying. Similarly, building unconstrained classes encourages creativity, imagination, and open-mindedness.

In short, architecture, noise, temperature, and design manage to improve the working climate, avoid conflict situations, increase creativity, and thus increase student performance.

At Jacco International we have all that in mind when creating spaces for students in educational centers, schools, and daycare centers. Both the design of the classroom and the playground must meet all safety standards and apart from that, we design spaces where children feel a sense of belonging, familiarity, and safeness.

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