Using Wood: Design Resource
Wood use implications reported
Optimize Learning Outcomes
Creating a Sense of Place in School Environments: How Young Children Construct Place Attachment
Child-focused design decoded
Repeated Sensory Experiences (04-06-20)
Recent research by Gao, Fillmore, and Scullin confirms the value of repeated exposure to the same stimuli during the learning process; it also validates the powerful links between memories and sensory stimuli and the fact that linked memories can be reactivated when stimuli are repeated.
Biophilic Schools, Education Outcomes
Elevating learning and wellbeing
Design and Learning (02-11-20)
Walker, Rett, and Bonawitz link design cues and learning.
Smelling and Learning (02-05-20)
New research confirms that scents we smell as we learn and sleep influence our cognitive performance.
Settings and Training Outcomes
Location, learning links
Green Areas Around Schools (12-16-19)
Recently published research investigated links between green areas near schools (specifically within 500 meters of them) and student levels of ADHD.
Classroom Acoustics (11-21-19)
Astolfi and colleagues investigated the effects of classroom acoustics on the educational experiences of young people, age 6 to 7.
Classroom Air Quality and Temperature (11-06-19)
Research conducted at the University of California, Davis, indicates that the temperature and air quality in K-12 classrooms may be degrading students’ ability to learn.
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