We have done some rearranging this week in our learning spaces in an attempt to help students ensure the spaces available to them are appropriate for what they need to do their learning.
In small, collaborative groups the students brainstormed P(plus) M (minus) and I (ideas) for Whetu and we collated these and came up with a master plan. Most of the students were then happy to help with some heavy lifting to rearrange their learning space. We look forward to seeing how this impacts in their learning.
Before: The Hub.
After: The Quiet Zone.
Before: Art space
After: Group meeting space.
Before: The Quiet Zone.
After: The Hub.
Before: STEPs computers (Back of QZ).
After: The Hui Room
Trying out a way of creating individual working spaces on one table.
Creator Space, More to be added here, we would like to have creative/making equipment out all the time here.
Action!
A group PMI.
Sharing ideas/planning the spaces.
The moving begins!
Problem Solving!
Nook in the QZ - already proving popular with students for a quiet spot to read or work.
Summary of Student Ideas:
- Reset the Quiet Zone.
- Art wall.
- Mussel Buoy like Marama!
- Have couches in each room.
- Make the current QZ the Hub.
- Make the current Hui the QZ.
- Nets on the deck.
- Switch Hui and QZ.
- All books in the QZ.
- Tote trays in the Hui.
- Cave becomes 'Adventure Zone' or gaming room - for celebration use only.
- More clocks - digital and 24 hour too.
- Lego and board games.
- Spread out the plants.
- Spread out the tall tables.
- Split Hub into the QZ/Hub.
- Big mat in the Hui room.
Next Steps...
Another discussion we have had is around the posters on the walls, we would like to find out which ones are being used the most/least by students and how we can display them in our spaces.
