Optimize Learning Outcomes

Students who are educated in Montessori classrooms, where children are more active, learn more effectively. 

Children with ADHD concentrate better when they can hear white noise. 

Environment-behavior specialists have learned a great deal about the optimal design of spaces for learning.

Recent research at the Harvard Medical School further defines the benefits of napping.

A doctoral student at the University of Manchester has identified many features of school buildings that have negative social repercussions. 

Students perform better in green schools. 

Traditional forms of academic library design need to be modified as libraries add spaces for more active learning. 

School environments should, in many ways, be similar to residential environments, according to Jefferey Lackney. 

The physical environments in child care settings influence the cognitive capabilities of children. Space design is particularly important for 3-year-olds.

A list of seven criteria that designers can immediately use to assess and improve playspaces has emerged from research and literature review.