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hired, the Design and Construction Team successfully completed the project using a “Together We Rise” mentality. By collaborating with everyone from students to alumni to community members, the Team was able to help Minnehaha Academy turn tragedy into triumph. Hear from the President of Minnehaha Academy, Donna Harris, a survivor
of the explosion, along with members of the Design and Construction Team on the extraordinary collaborative approach they used to successfully navigate these challenges to co-create an environment that will propel learning at Minnehaha for the next 100 years! SPEAKERS: Judy Hoskens, REFP; Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc./Donna Harris, Ed. D.’;Minnehaha Academy/ Kendall Griffith, Vice President; Mortenson Construction
MINI SESSION 2: Building Trust: Mindfulness and Movement
Last year (in our presentation Growth Mindset Incubators: A Case Study) we transported you into a unique learning environment where the possibilities were endless and explored how the Growth Mindset curriculum has enhanced both the learning and the physical space at the Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas (BFI) in Seattle, WA. This year we take a deeper dive into two areas that are key in creating successful Learning Environments: Mindfulness and Movement. These subsets of Social Emotional Learning impact the development of the whole child. Faith Eakin, lead program manager at BFI, will share how she has incorporated ideas learned from her exposure to educational design and A4LE into BFI’s learning environment. Liz Katz, architect and planner at NAC, will follow up on how this long-term collaboration has impacted her own approach to design and community engagement, and influenced NAC’s projects as well as their work environment. The concept of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is widely used
in education among teachers and students, and is consistently being improved and applied in both educational theory and practice. The Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas (BFI), an educational non-profit in Seattle, fosters an environment that gives students the confidence to be kind, creative and fearless. They are also striving to create a safe environment outside of school that builds trust through mindfulness and movement. Liz and Faith will guide the audience on an active reflection of their own learning and mindsets. You’ll be moving, talking and co- creating an experience similar to learning environments that promote SEL. You’ll also participate in thoughtful, engaging activities that promote mindfulness and movement. SPEAKERS: Liz Katz, AIA; NAC Architecture/Faith Eakin;Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas
MINI SESSION 3: Post-Occupancy Results from Students and Teachers on the Saskatchewan
Joint-use School Bundles
The Saskatchewan Joint-use School Bundles presented a unique opportunity to receive feedback from students and teachers on the daily use of new educational facility designs across multiple sites. The representatives of two school divisions and team lead for the conceptual designs will present the findings of post-occupancy reviews collected
after one school year in action from over 150 teachers and 500 students ranging in ages seven through 13. The Saskatchewan Joint-use School Bundles included the design and construction of 18 schools on nine sites, across four municipalities with five school divisions and two provincial government ministries. Each site accommodates two
Pre K to grade 8 schools, one public and one Catholic, a shared central space containing gymnasia, multi purpose rooms, a 90-seat child care centre and community resource centre. The learning environments include classrooms which open onto a variety of break out spaces including small meeting rooms, learning commons, art and science studios and presentation stairs. Each school division utilized a slightly different approach to learning environment flexibility based on the specific educational pedagogy of the division. This presentation is a follow up to the CEFPI 2014 workshop entitled ‘Empowering Educational Transformation with Lean’ in which the tools utilized to gain direct input from front-line educators, curriculum experts, facility representatives and students were shared with workshop