Designing the First Step: How Transitional Kindergarten Is Reshaping the Elementary Campus
Across the country, Transitional Kindergarten is moving from pilot to policy, from niche offering to a foundational layer of public education.
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Right-Sizing Schools, Part II: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity
Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a convergence of demographic and behavioral shifts, particularly聽evident聽along Colorado鈥檚 Front Range.
Right-Sizing Schools, Part I: Turning Enrollment Decline into Opportunity
Public school systems across the country are entering a period of sustained enrollment decline, driven by a convergence of demographic and behavioral shifts, particularly聽evident聽along Colorado鈥檚 Front Range.
Can Design Turn Schools聽Into聽the New Third Space?聽
Third spaces like commons, libraries and even hallways represent an untapped frontier for fostering the youth鈥檚 social and mental well-being.
How to Design Walls and Floors as Interactive Educational Surfaces Without Screen Fatigue
The prevalence of screen fatigue necessitates the development of more advanced technologies, such as interactive walls and floor-based activities.
How to Foster Healthy Sleep-Wake Cycles Through Thoughtful School Design
Maintaining healthy sleep-wake cycles helps kids stay alert, recall information and feel eager to learn.
From 鈥�80s Office Complex to Modern Junior High Campus
In Fort Collins, Colo., what was once a dated 1980s office park is now a thriving junior high school campus: Liberty Common School.
Aurora, Colo., Public Schools Breaks Ground on New P-8 School
Aurora Public Schools has officially broken ground on a new P-8 school in the Horizon Uptown community, marking one of the first major projects funded by the district鈥檚 historic $1 billion bond program.
Making the Case for Energy Efficiency
The Sustainability & Applied Research team at LPA Design Studios recently worked with in-house designers and engineers, and partner Joeris General Contractors, to explore the cost-benefit analysis of energy-efficient schools.
The Next-Generation Campus: Designing Schools for Digital Natives
Generation Z鈥攖hose born roughly between 1996 and 2010鈥攃ame of age in an entirely digital world, which has had profound implications for the role of technology in their classrooms.