What We Do

We offer facilities design expertise and educational program planning services to communities, school districts, and organizations engaged in designing or renovating buildings, to support powerful small schools and educational complexes. Bringing research regarding how people learn, we help school communities across the nation think creatively about effective design solutions to improve educational outcomes for all students.

Educational visioning
Provide educators and school planners with a suite of ideas, tools, strategies, and protocols to plan environments and facilities that support learning in small, personalized groups.

Facilities audits and planning
Help educators, facilities professionals, and architects assess the state of current infrastructure and develop plans to support and sustain a small schools perspective.  Assist in the reorganization of buildings to support small schools conversions.

Technical assistance

Offer ongoing support, technical expertise, and objective feedback to schools and districts engaged in the design, construction, or renovation of facilities to house small schools.

Study tours
Supply planning assistance for inquiry-based study tours and lead visitations of established and emerging small schools and educational complexes.

Design team selection and coordination
Assist school systems in selecting architectural firms savvy to small schools thinking and principles; serve as liaisons and consultants to ensure the quality implementation of effective small schools and educational complexes.

 

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Areas of Service | Real-world Examples
Smalls Schools Thinking | Small Schools Resources

All learning begins when our comfortable
ideas turn out to be inadequate. — John Dewey

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