A STUDY WAS INITIATED TO ORIENT SCHOOL PLANNERS TO A SYSTEMATIC METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING FACTORS PERTINENT TO SITE SELECTION. THE REVIEW OF LITERATURE REVEALED THAT LITTLE WAS WRITTEN ON THE SUBJECT. A SURVEY OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION REVEALED THAT TWO STATES HAD PUBLISHED MATERIALS ON SITE SELECTION. HOWEVER, THERE WERE…

Development of an environmental study area in conjunction with a school landscaping project is outlined in this model. The Pueblo (Colorado) Regional Planning Commission and the Pueblo Beautiful Association determined the need for landscaping school grounds. Together with a school district committee of teachers and community leaders interested in…

The Jefferson County School District (Colorado) has developed a manual of high school specifications for Design Advisory Groups and consultants to use for planning and designing the district's high school facilities. The specifications are provided to help build facilities that best meet the educational needs of the students to be served.…

The Wake County Public School System has published its guidelines for planning and design of functional, cost effective, and durable educational facilities that are attractive and enhance the students' educational experience. The guidelines present basic planning requirement and design criteria for the entire construction process, including: codes…

Examines general principles in designing child care centers and preschools: (1) design the site and building so that it has a friendly, child-like, inviting image; and (2) design child development environments to be child scaled, including furnishings, materials, the building, and the site as a whole. Contains criteria and suggestions for…

Outlines content of an extended inservice workshop (three hours credit, sixteen weeks, graduate level extension course) for professional school personnel which enables participants to take responsibility for improvements making their school site suitable for outdoor education activities. (NEC)

School buildings must not only be designed for today's educational programs, but must be structurally sound and adaptable to accommodate programs developed in the future. This publication is intended to provide school facility planners with a source of information that will be of assistance to them in the planning process and to indicate methods…

Describes the successes of a cross-curricular environmental education program in England. Keys to success include tapping into networks of local and national contacts, recognition for student projects and competitions which give students confidence and sometimes help fund extra projects, curriculum audits to ensure that all students receive…

All across the country, landscaping and site development are coming to the fore as essential and integral parts of university planning and development. This reprint concentrates on the function of landscape architecture, and briefly examines some of the major responsibilities of the landscape architect in planning a campus. Included are--(1)…

Describes a wildlife garden developed on school grounds which converted a large, derelict quadrangle into an outdoor classroom used by staff across the curriculum. The area was divided into various habitats including ponds, mini-woodlands, herb garden, hedgerows, wildflower meadow, and bird borders. Preparatory work and projects generated are…

Describes a long-term scheme to develop a pond, nature trail, and tree-planting project (in Cornwall, England). The project was designed by teams of students. Plans included a large pond, meadow area, sequential cuttings of school fields to encourage insects, butterfly garden, extensive tree plantings (including a dwindling native species), and a…

The Thiel Model for school site planning exemplifies a multidisciplinary approach to school site planning theory and a historical synthesis of seven decades of public school site planning research. The model relates the cause and effect relationships of the educational policy-making variables of economic, political, and social pressures to the…

A COLLECTION OF 40 ARTICLES DISCUSSES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCHOOL PLANNING PROBLEMS. THOSE ON PRELIMINARY PHASES REVIEW--(1) ARCHITECT SELECTION, (2) DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND (3) SCHOOL COSTS. ARCHITECTURALLY-)RIENTED ARTICLES COVER--(1) CONSTRUCTION AND STRUCTURAL TYPES, (2) STANDARD SCHOOL PLANS, (3) FLEXIBILITY, (4)…

The Burris School facility has been physically investigated in terms of existing and future needs. A priority-based sequence of remodeling and additions is suggested to meet these demands. The sequence consists of 31 distinct operations that can be grouped into eight major phases for purposes of financing and construction. The design proposals, by…