By providing the opportunity to change and manipulate furniture, layout and surfaces for both teachers and students, we can achieve a variety of learning environments that satisfy different needs. This flexibility can be worked with a strategy of preparing the children for a mainstream education. 

 

Throuhout the space we are utilizing sensory as a teaching tool. Our approach is to push most of the storage to one wall, which enables the layout to be adaptable. In this wall we find a Sensory panel, where children can be stimulated and comforted. Next to it there is a pod, that can be used as a reading area and as a teaching tool where the teacher can place a table in front and the child can be learning in a more private space. The size of this pod is designed to house two to three children sitting together at a time, so as to strengthen their social skills rather than have individual pods. The workbin storage has been gathered and anchored safely within this wall, creating the sense of a workbin storage zone. 

By incorporating the Sensory room to the wall we are enhancing the privacy aspect while reducing the blind spot of the existing condition. By making this a bigger space we allow for a more interactive environment.

 

We propose a more sustainable and economical solution, so we decide adapt the existing furniture to fit into this new scheme, providing a dynamic teaching space and also creating more storage.

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