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THINK PIECES ARCHIVE
Our Work With HI School Facilities Authority & Executive Office on Early Learning in PreK Classrooms
As districts across the nation ponder how to deliver universal access to pre-kindergarten, the State of Hawaiʻi is already off to the...
Presidio Tunnel Tops Park - Worth The Wait
Photo: Brontë Wittpenn / The Chronicle By Marijke Smit Last weekend, my family and I visited the newly opened Tunnel Tops Park in the...
Creating Campus Community Through a Culture of Performance and Play
Hillbrook School was founded on the belief that the environment raises the child and has maintained a long tradition of learning through...
UC Berkeley Halts Construction at People's Park Due to Protest, Occupation
Fifteen years ago, UC Berkeley commissioned MKThink to guide a community planning process to envision ideal community uses for the...
Increase Worker Engagement, Increase Business Performance
A recent article in Harvard Business Review (HBR) summarized a longitudinal study conducted across six years in 80 hospitals, including...
Railroads to Community Engagement
(photo courtesy of City of Durham via the linked article) Many cities are taking their old railroad or rail car lines and turning them...
Forest Schools and the Future of Outdoor Learning
(Photo Credit: Chermaine Lee, BBC article) The BBC recently published an article How Asia Fell in Love with Forest Schools that...
Informal Learning Environments: The Catalyzers for Social and Emotional Development of Children
Indian Express released a recent article about Social and Emotional Learning and its importance for helping preschool children understand...
Community Centers: How to Engage Sustainability and Community’s Resilience Through Design?
According to an article of Canadian Architect, now, more than ever, design should focus on community and the mitigation of climate...
Emerging Design Trends For Learning Environments After Pandemic
The Biz Journal posted a recent article about emerging design trends for learning spaces. Academic sector was always challenged by the...
Less Ideal Learning Environments: Elevated Levels of CO2
The Mass Media released a recent article that analyzes safety in learning environments. A recent study has been made in Oxford Brookes...
Designing Inclusive, Alternative and Flexible Learning Environments for Schools
Architecture & Design released a recent article that focuses on how it is important to engage learning environments in order to create a...
How to Apply Wellness in Design Strategies for Education Facilities
Facility Executive released a recent article about wellness and education facilities. The pandemic has shown, more than ever, the great...
The Future of the Faculty Office
Join MKThink’s Marijke Smit and a panel of experts in facilities management and academic administration from colleges and universities...
Planning Learning Spaces: How to Rethink Classroom Space Utilization for Better Learning Outcomes
Fe News released a recent article that illustrates how Trumpington Park Primary School, part of Cambridge Primary Education Trust, has...
Creating healthy learning environments with active design
BDC Network shared some interesting ideas in a recent article about learning environments. How to create a healthy learning environment...
Outdoor learning: A viable option for schools
The Press and The Journal from UK posted a recent article about outdoor education. It develops how experts affirm that this type of...
Supportive learning environments in Illinois
The Effingham County Daily News posted a recent article about how schools in this area were recognized for supportive learning...
Why Classroom Environments Have a Big Impact on Student Learning
Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand recently posted a research about the impact of learning environments on student...
Alstonville Community Preschool: Nature is a Learning Environment
The Sector posted a recent article about how Alstonville Community Preschool makes nature a learning environment. The preschool was built...
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