The recommendations presented in the P21 report sidestep the typical topics of educational discussion such as educational standards, assessment quality, or improvements in curricula and teaching methods. Instead, the key to enhancing the appeal and effectiveness of modern schools is seen as the learning environment itself. There is a need for spaces where students are not merely guided by adults towards acquiring required knowledge, skills, and attitudes, but where they can simply develop and, consequently, mature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The modification of school spaces is an increasingly recognized variable in organizing the learning process for children and youth. An interesting project addressing such changes was a joint initiative of several European organizations, including the Center for Citizenship Education Foundation (CEO) and the Think! Foundation (FT!) from Poland, the Hanseatic Institute for Entrepreneurship and Regional Development at the University of Rostock (HIE-RO) from Germany, and the Swedish Rektorsakademien Utveckling (RAU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The project, titled \u201cEducational Spaces 21 \u2013 Open up!\u201d<\/strong>, aligned with principles developed by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). According to these principles, educational space encompasses not only the physical structures, equipment, and tools within the school but also information sources and events occurring outside it, in which students participate directly and virtually. The focus is not on what the school is as a place of learning, but rather on the extent to which it creates an environment where students learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schools should thus be understood not just as spaces where students are prepared for the next stage of education or ultimately for functioning in society<\/strong>, but as environments where young people experience new challenges, relationships, successes, and failures \u2013 where they become more mature day by day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend:<\/strong> Screen Inspirations. Films That Brilliantly Portray the Human Psyche<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alicja Pacewicz, in her text \u201cSchool for Fundamental Change,\u201d wrote: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe 21st-century school must be open in a literal, architectural sense. […] The traditional classroom layout is slowly disappearing, replaced by \u2018teamwork centers,\u2019 bookshelves, play corners, and for older children, meeting and conversation areas. Corridors now feature sofas or armchairs, game boards are drawn on floors, and walls display graffiti or student work exhibitions. Such openness in physical space promotes breaking down individualism, better communication and collaboration, and often even the formation of new relationships between students and teachers, and among students themselves. It encourages movement, group creativity (happenings and flash mobs), public activity, performances, student council meetings, project group meetings, and other gatherings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The school is no longer just a place for learning, but a space for growing up and development. Shaping the future of societies is not just a challenge but a key aspect of adult citizens\u2019 responsibility for generations that are just preparing to enter adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many exceptional schools worldwide. One such institution is located in Copenhagen. This school, as described on its website, has been educating masters of a fair and sustainable world since 1963. This is achieved not only through a specific curriculum, exceptional staff, and an educational offer that goes beyond common standards but also through its unique space and architecture<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Copenhagen International School building is divided into four distinct parts \u2013 preschool, primary school, middle school, and high school \u2013 each arranged to suit different stages of education. All sections are connected by a common ground floor, which houses the cafeteria, library, performance hall, and sports facilities. Classrooms are organized according to their educational stage, while common areas remain open to all pupils. Cultural and recreational areas are also accessible to the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a novel approach to educational architecture, students are distributed across different floors, forming distinct communities of no more than 100 individuals. This design is based on the concept of Dunbar\u2019s number, which posits a cognitive limit to the number of stable social relationships humans can maintain. The aim is to foster well-functioning student communities with a strong sense of belonging and responsibility. The roof has been transformed into a terrace, doubling as a playground for the youngest children. The school embodies the idea of seamlessly blending educational spaces with the public sphere in an urban environment, aspiring to an open character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classrooms for the youngest pupils are particularly spacious. <\/strong>Students at every educational level have access to custom-designed green spaces, performance areas, and physical education facilities. The rooms are designed to create optimal learning conditions, with light playing a crucial role. All spaces feature windows on two sides, while adjustable LED lighting can mimic the effect of the midday sun or more subtle, candle-like illumination. Different lighting schemes are employed for reading and for enhancing concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The building\u2019s fa\u00e7ade is covered with 12,000 solar panels, generating over half of the school\u2019s annual electricity consumption. The solar cells span 6,048 square meters, making the integrated installation one of Denmark\u2019s largest solar power plants. A promenade running through the school grounds serves not only students but is designed as an open urban space, allowing residents to engage in sports and relaxation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We recommend:<\/strong> Trivializing of Euthanasia. Truly A Remedy for a Burning Planet?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nEducational Spaces. Changing Functions of School Spaces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Moving Away from Tradition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
School as a Model of Modernity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Educational Spaces. Modern, Open, and Luminous<\/h2>\n\n\n\n