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The University of
GeorgiA's SDPL offers
a Pre-Design and Planning Seminar for your
school or community group. Independent schools are encouraged to
request this seminar. We have experience at the National level in
providing this service in cooperation with Johns
Hopkins University. The seminar describes and explains planning and
design
activities for
a new school and may be customized for a particular project.
International
clients may ask for INFORMATION
about how we communicate the primary aspects of this workshop to them
through the media. The basic seminar is
for school boards, private school governing boards, and administrators
(10 - 20 members) that want to
learn about the latest aspects of school design and how they influence
student behavior, attitudes and achievement.
Ideally,
stakeholders should experience this focused pre-design and pre-planning
activity before
they launch a school facilities planning project; and before an
architect is hired. The seminar will provide participants with
knowledge on how to communicate the latest research-based school
designs to architects, engineers, and contractors.
SDPL suggests the sample outline below:
Phase
I Activities: A
Lecture/discussion on the premises for planning and designing a school.
What School
Design does for student behavior, attitude, and learning. What philosophy of teaching and learning is ideal for your students? Which research-based building designs
are best for your students? Phase II Activities: SDPL's
5 Phases leading to
research-based concept
design and diagrammatic design. Participants work in small groups to envision a school program and design according to the design premises discussed during Phase I. Hand sketch, use a drawing program, or Power Point to display how the design principles and design patterns match (facilitate) your school's program. The Client Group is Asked to Furnish: A computer and
projection system capable of showing Power Point
slides . Refreshments. Georgia Schools are asked to pay the travel expenses and an honorarium of the SDPL representative. Clients Outside
the State of Georgia
should request information about the Pre-Design and Pre-Planning
Workshops by going to this link: > Information <.
706-542-4067
SDPL 850 College Station Road 125 River's
Crossing Athens, GA 30605 |