In a number of earlier postings, I have argued that education requires more than schools. Education needs to be a life-long activity -- and that does not mean simply going back to take a class or two after graduation. It means learning as a continual day-to-day activity. Learning confined to schools buildings and class rooms is incomplete. Thus, it requires going beyond, outside of and around the formal educational process. Learning and education is too important to be left to schools.
The concomitant proposition is that schools need to function outside and beyond the formal educational enterprise. They need to serve as community resources in the broadest sense of the term. Now comes a New Video and Discussion Guide Champion "Schools as Centers of Community":
The "Schools as Centers of Community" model of school planning and design is growing increasingly popular in the United States. Schools are becoming a gathering place - a place of lifelong learning, shared health and fitness facilities, and a host of other services to enhance community and student success. At its core, this is also a question of design. In order to create "schools as centers of community," architects, educators, designers, local officials, and residents must think differently about our schools and create spaces that reflect a new understanding of the school building.
Thinking differently about our schools -- both physically and programmatically. What a great idea!
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