Space and resources

Marian College – The meaning of spirit on a journey across multiple sites

Article

This article describes the journey of Marian College as they design a new campus for their students. Find out how the school maintained a sense of community despite not having a permanent site for over a decade and learn what decisions they have made for their new college.

Blended learning: Crowd sourcing ideas together

Resource

This crowdsourced resource has been created by the Grow Waitaha team to support kura and Kāhui Ako as they navigate blended learning during school closures. We wanted to provide this blended learning document as a simple, clear and curated summary of our initial ideas to provide immediate and practical support to school leaders.

Knights Stream School – Looking to the past to shape the future

Article

Find out how the vision and cultural narrative of Knights Stream School has been shaped by the history and stories of the land on which the school stands.

Kaiapoi High School – An organic approach to collaborative learning

Article

Kaiapoi High School is developing modern pedagogies to support their new learning spaces. Find out how they are ensuring that the facilities meet the needs of the students and staff who work in them.

Grow Waitaha Monitoring and Evaluation Tool

Tool (PDF)

The monitoring and evaluation tool describes the areas that schools need to consider if a future-focused vision is to be realised. When in use with a school it effectively becomes a ‘tool’ that can be used to monitor progress over time. The monitoring and evaluation tool is one part of the Grow Waitaha Evaluate work programme. Its purpose is for schools to be able to evaluate, plan, and monitor their progress throughout their build process to ensure they will be in a position to maximize the affordances of new buildings.

Planning innovative learning environments

Guide

This guide from the Inclusive Education website provides strategies and suggestions for developing innovative learning environments (ILEs) that work for all learners. It focuses on supporting schools who are planning a new build or building modifications.

Designing learning environments

Website

This Ministry of Education website explores the relationship between the physical spaces of schools and teaching and learning, and offers case studies, research and links to other sources about making the most of the physical elements at school.

Grow Waitaha school tours videos

Video

In these videos three schools open their doors to share how their teaching and learning spaces enable future-focused education for all learners and their communities.

Connected Learning Advisory

Tool

The Connected Learning Advisory is a free service for schools and kura offering consistent, unbiased advice on integrating technology in learning environments.

Innovative Learning Environments – OECD

Research

The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) does extensive research work that reflects on the futures of schools and universities.

Grow Waitaha Pinterest boards

Website

The Grow Waitaha Pinterest page has a range of boards and pins to websites with ideas for designing spaces.

Kaiapoi Borough School – Future-focussed technology provision

Article

This Grow Waitaha article describes how staff at the Kaiapoi Borough School technology centre developed an education brief to inform the centre’s rebuild.

Ōtautahi – A city of learning opportunities

Article

This Grow Waitaha article outlines a project designed to identify the diverse range of learning experiences and opportunities available for children and young people in Christchurch.

Haeata Community Campus – Authentic Learning in Years 7–13

Article

This Grow Waitaha article explains how the curriculum and teaching spaces at Haeata Community Campus are designed with students at the centre.

South Hornby School – Master planning journey

Article

Simon Moriarty, principal of South Hornby School – Te Manu Tukutuku, shares his school’s experiences as they relocated to a newly built school on a new site.

Sumner School – Master planning journey

Article

Stuart Cameron, principal of Sumner School, shares his school’s experiences through the master planning and design phases of their property development.

St Marks School – Working with Mātauraka Mahaanui

Article

St Marks school outlines how they worked with Mātauraka Mahaanui to bring their cultural narrative to life during their school's redevelopment.

Principal's sabbatical report by Bruce Lendrem, Paengaroa School

Research

This sabbatical report explores the culturally responsive nature of modern learning environments (innovative learning environments), with specific focus on the effects this has on Māori achievement and acceleration of learning.

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and card set

Tool (online PDF)

The Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF) and card set supports schools on a journey of transformational change and identifies aspects of practice which can enable the innovation of teaching and learning. Space and resources is one of the nine principles of the MEF.

Cashmere Primary – Working together to create a master plan

Video

These videos describe the master planning process followed by Cashmere Primary School, including how the school selected their design team and engaged with architects and project managers.

Learning Environments, Belonging and Inclusion (2016)

Report (online PDF)

This CORE Education white paper will explore some of the ways in which a well-designed and thoughtfully implemented physical learning environment can foster a sense of belonging in learners, which in turn can contribute to their wellbeing and ultimately their success in education.

Innovative learning environments – Strategies, tips, and links

Online PDF

This kete contains a range of ideas, strategies, tips and resources. These are tried and tested in the classroom, as this kete has been developed using information shared by teachers.

Education Infrastructure Design Guidance Documents

Website

The Education Infrastructure Design Guidance Documents outline the Ministry’s national guidelines for school property design. These documents give design teams working at schools a clear and consistent understanding of Ministry’s requirements, guidelines and high level processes.

Masterplanning and design of new schools

Online PDF

The Ministry of Education has established a process to work with schools embarking on a ministry-led capital project. This kete provides stories about Canterbury schools’ experiences and information about the master planning and design phases for this process.

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Marian College – The meaning of spirit on a journey across multiple sites

Article

Blended learning: Crowd sourcing ideas together

Resource

Knights Stream School – Looking to the past to shape the future

Article

Kaiapoi High School – An organic approach to collaborative learning

Article

Grow Waitaha Monitoring and Evaluation Tool

Tool (PDF)

Planning innovative learning environments

Guide

Designing learning environments

Website

Grow Waitaha school tours videos

Video

Connected Learning Advisory

Tool

Innovative Learning Environments – OECD

Research

Grow Waitaha Pinterest boards

Website

Kaiapoi Borough School – Future-focussed technology provision

Article

Ōtautahi – A city of learning opportunities

Article

Haeata Community Campus – Authentic Learning in Years 7–13

Article

South Hornby School – Master planning journey

Article

Sumner School – Master planning journey

Article

St Marks School – Working with Mātauraka Mahaanui

Article

Principal's sabbatical report by Bruce Lendrem, Paengaroa School

Research

Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and card set

Tool (online PDF)

Cashmere Primary – Working together to create a master plan

Video

Designing an environment to support teaching and learning

Video

Dr. Julia Atkin: Spaces and resources - Part 4

Video

Dr. Julia Atkin: Spaces and resources - Part 3

Video

Dr. Julia Atkin: Spaces and resources - Part 2

Video

Dr. Julia Atkin: Spaces and resources — Part 1

Video

Grow Waitaha videos – Space and resources

Video

Learning Environments, Belonging and Inclusion (2016)

Report (online PDF)

Innovative learning environments – Strategies, tips, and links

Online PDF

Education Infrastructure Design Guidance Documents

Website

Masterplanning and design of new schools

Online PDF