School Classrooms

This is a quote from John Dewey about the classroom environment.

The only way in which adults consciously control the kind of education which the immature get, is by controlling the environment in which they act, and hence think and feel. We never educate directly, but indirectly by means of the environment. Whether we permit chance environments to do the work, or whether we design environments for the purpose makes a great deal of difference. And any environment is a chance environment so far as its educative influence is concerned unless it has been deliberately regulated with reference to its educative effect.

(Dewey, John. Democracy and Education. New York: The Free Press, 1944,pp. 18-19)
 
 

This is a photo of a kindergarten classroom. Notice how there are specific areas for working and reading. This is one way you might consider to set up your kindergarten classroom.
 
 

This is a photo of a year one classroom. Notice it is a little bit more formal than the kindergarten room. The desks are still set up in a cluster arrangement.
 
 

This is a year four classroom. Children are still sitting in groups. Take note of the computer areas. See how they are set aside from the main learning area. This is a good way to minimise distractions.
 
 

This is a photo of an upper primary room. Although it is still arranged in the group format notice how sophisticated the arrangement is.