Childhood Learning Research

During our research about early education learning, we have made the following discoveries:

• Scaling down furniture and fixtures creates a sense of importance for the children

• Natural features such as wood and neutral colors help enhance the children’s sense of calmness

• Accurate lighting, dimmable lighting and natural lighting are important in enhancing the children’s experience

• Acoustics should be enhanced throughout the classroom to provide reduced noise levels

• With integrated learning, movement is best within classroom; this includes desks that provide movement between lecture and team based models

• Designing flexible layouts help with mobility throughout interactions in the classroom

• There are a variety of ways we learn; therefore, we must design a variety of spaces where learning occurs