Last week we welcomed parents to come and see all of the new learning spaces at school!
Over the summer of 2018, we worked on developing and renovating learning spaces throughout the school to enhance the educational experience for Regent’s students and to make the school more accessible to the community. We have listened to feedback from our parents in the development of many of these new spaces and it also demonstrates our commitment and that of Nord Anglia Education to continue investment in our school both now and for the future.
Next year marks our 25th anniversary, and we are delighted with all of the developments we have seen this year and the exciting things we have planned for the future. We look forward to sharing these plans with you later in the year!
Classrooms are much more than passive spaces of the educational process; they are, rather, an integral component of the conditions of leaning. A lot of the work we did was to move away from the traditional ‘self-contained’ classroom, as they can no longer provide the variety of learning settings necessary to successfully support project-based, real-world authentic learning.
Across the school you will find that the new learning spaces have been designed to support individualized, self-directed learning and flexible, multipurpose spaces to facilitate anti-disciplinary learning. This is all to encourage our students to be creative, think outside the box, solve problems, be inventive and enjoy a dynamic learning environment.
STEAM Machine, Makerspace
Before the space consisted of three stand-alone rooms: a science lab, food tech area, and a library. The walls came down and the area was opened up to allow for greater collaboration and anti-disciplinary learning. As a result, the newly formed STEAM Machine is a new incredible learning space for our Primary students.
Primary IT Suite
Our old ICT 1 and ICT2 labs have been renamed the “Create Zone” and “Explore Zone”.
The old ICT labs had a traditional computer lab design only allowing for solo-learning and testing. The redesign has transformed these areas into multi-purpose spaces. The design focus was on collaboration, creativity and future-proofing the labs to accommodate ever changing technology platforms.
The Basement
The former canteen for the Secondary school, now redubbed ‘The Basement’ has fast become the new heartbeat of the school. The space now has an inviting and ambient décor for students and staff to enjoy.
Learning Hub
Beyond the essential improvements in lighting, comfort, accessibility and technology, the upgrades incorporate flexible furnishings to adapt to a wide variety of learning activities enabling students to collaborate with peers, interact with their teachers, as well as relaxing space read. This space has been renovated to showcase a creative, innovative and diverse learning environment for our students to learn. Welcome to The Learning Hub, a place to set you free.
Lions Den
Health and wellbeing are important factors that we hold close to our heart at Regents. Having a fitness suite on campus was part of our mission to deliver this year for our students, boarders and staff to enjoy the opportunity to join in the fight to stay fit.
At Regents, our specialist staff are experts at creating personalised support programmes for students with additional educational needs. That’s why, throughout October we are celebrating Dyslexia and ADHD Awareness Month.
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