Engaging in the Education Debate
Wednesday 14th October saw
Nightingale Associates take the stage
at Primary Capital Action 09.
As part of the Primary Capital Programme, over £3bn of funding is being released to local authorities to create a new generation of primary schools. At 'Primary Capital Action 09: Enhanced Spaces, Enhanced Learning', delegates were able to join over 350 key stakeholders responsible for the implementation of the Primary Capital Programme to engage, discuss and share innovative ways to transform primary learning for future generations. To find out more, go to: www.govnet.co.uk/primary
Nightingale Associates is proud to have hosted two seminar slots at the event. Richard Mazuch, Director of Design Research and Innovation; and Rachel Bassindale, Education Director led the debate:
Testing the Theory: Simplistic Design + Low Investment = Maximised Pupil Performance
The reality? The Government's cash injection will not help all the UK's primary schools. So how do you transform a life-expired buildings into inspiring spaces on a shoe-string?
The answer is inspired refurbishment. But while considering freshly-painted walls, we should also be thinking of the physiological and psychological impact impact of the school setting on our children.
Nightingale Associates has been exploring the way the body perceives and responds to sensory stimuli. Theory provides a link between a child's environment and their capacity to learn. In collaboration with university and industry partners, they intend to undertake a primary school research project to prove this hypothesis.
Sample of Nightingale presentation
Classroom environments produce a multitude of smells from wet coats and musty rucksacks to art equipment and science displays. These and many others are mixed with the variety of smells emanating from the children themselves.
This animation shows a number of these smells as particles building up within the classroom during a typical day. To help teachers combat the effects of this sensory overload it is important to purge the room of as many noxious smells as possible, this can be done through natural or mechanical ventilation of the space.
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