CONCLUSION.

“How to encourage student’s mobility by transforming the school design?”

Hong Kong is notorious for its spoon feeding and exam-oriented approach towards education, that students are forced to memorize the things appear on the textbook and it focus very little on the physical and mental development of the students. In Hong Kong, only 52% of the students are satisfied with their lives that is below the global average of 69%.

As mentioned in the Danish School Reform, students can achieve a better learning experience and outcome through movement and sensation. The Shoreline Primary School and Kindergarten in Siu Sai Wan adopted its philosophy and it aims to transform this unhealthy education system in Hong Kong and the school has transformed based on 3 directions that include the school layout, function and facilities and the daily schedule with 3 levels of circulation among the school.

Therefor the school had incorporate different types of playful circulation facilities in the shoreline structure in the front to encourage students use it to travel between spaces yet to increase students’ mobility during their time at school. Students can use it during their break time in between class or to play around during recess and lunch hour that can work like an indoor playground as well. Whereas the open space at ground level is separated into different zones that the color paths can guide students to different area for them to enjoy all the facilities provided by the school.

In a long run, the school can be a starting point in changing the intense schooling style in Hong Kong, changing student’s attitude and point of view towards the school. It will be a playful area where they can learn and play at the same time but not a place that only poses stress and tension to the students.