LEARNING SPACES TO REFLECT THEIR
TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BLENDED LEARNING STYLE
The Apex2100 athletes are, naturally, active learners, not ‘sit down for an hour’ people and the learning spaces needed to take this into account. With training and competitions to consider, it was important to ensure that children could continue to learn beyond the classroom, complemented by IT.
THE CONCEPT
BEHIND THE MAGIC
What students said:
Being high up in the alps, the impact of glare on the writable surfaces had to be considered. The long shape of the classrooms also led the team to analyse how their length might impact on sightlines.
The Solution:
The Apex table was specially designed and manufactured. This bespoke, hexagonal table was inspired by the academy’s brand and was designed to ensure that all learners can see the screen when needed. The LearningSurface® walls were also specified in light grey to reduce glare from the snow outside.
“Education was always going to be at the heart of everything we do at Apex because a passion for learning makes athletes better. If you excel on the ski slopes there is no reason why you cannot excel in the classroom. The learning spaces we now have at the academy create opportunities that allow this to happen which, simply, you wouldn’t see in a traditional school environment. Being able to move around, write on the walls and reconfigure the room increases engagement, add to that the integration of the furniture with the IT and we’ve created the ideal environment in which our athletes can excel."
Sir Clive Woodward
Director of Sport, Apex 2100
FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACES FOR ALL AREAS OF THE SCHOOL
Located in the heart of the school, located between two floors of learning spaces, the Centre for Enquiry has three main zones designed to support different types of learning.
1) The Classrooms
The classrooms are long rectangles, so bespoke walls were designed featuring a central screen flanked by vast LearningSurface® writable walls with integrated storage. The dry-wipe walls occupy the longest side of the classroom providing a huge canvas for teachers and learners to use. All of the teachers utilise them differently, but they share one similarity; athletes are actively encouraged to get up, move around and use the writable walls during lessons. Even the chairs were carefully chosen, not just for their ergonomic qualities, but because they allow the user to rock or twist, enabling the athletes to sit actively.
“The configuration in these rooms never looks the same,” explains Chris Thomson, CEO. “Depending on what they are using that space for it will look different every day. Also, when not in use, we can flip up the tops on the Apex tables, move them away, turn it into a conference centre and make money out of the building when the athletes aren’t there. The furniture is so agile, it ticks all the boxes in terms of what we wanted it to do.”
2) The Dining Room
The dining room features large writable tables with bench seating so the room can be used in multiple ways. Stools at fixed benching around the perimeter of the room make the most of the views while increasing seating capacity. Learning doesn’t end in the classroom. There are screens all around the dining room, all connected to Apple TV, so coaches can easily share video footage or learning content with athletes.
3) The Library
The library is also a highly flexible space featuring shield -shaped tables above which are mounted screens, ideal for online lessons or for collaborative working. The power sockets on these tables have French, English, USB and USB-C sockets to make it easy for every athlete to plug in their device. Individual workstations in the library allow learners to work independently as needed.
4) Lockers
Even the lockers have been designed to precisely meet the needs of the athletes, featuring integrated charging with dedicated spaces for a folder and the Apex2100 rucksack. These educational lockers open via the same RFID wristbands that register students, allow access to rooms and ski lockers, as well as reporting back to the Apex2100 database whether athletes are inside the building or not.
THE RESULT
The final result is learning spaces built to promote open-minded and collaborative learning; both fundamental aspects of an IB curriculum. From the walls to the desks, students can write on almost all surfaces of the classrooms, and the interchangeable tables mean that rooms can transform from conference style to collaborative spaces in an instant. Classrooms are spacious and bright, and students are encouraged to move about, use the space to think freely, and ultimately enjoy and get the most out of their educational experience.
TTS Learning Spaces is proud to be working with SpaceOasis to create innovative and exciting learning environments for international schools. A special thank you to the team for supplying this case study.
LEARNING SPACES TO REFLECT THEIR
TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED BLENDED LEARNING STYLE
The Apex2100 athletes are, naturally, active learners, not ‘sit down for an hour’ people and the learning spaces needed to take this into account. With training and competitions to consider, it was important to ensure that children could continue to learn beyond the classroom, complemented by IT.
THE CONCEPT
BEHIND THE MAGIC
What students said:
Being high up in the alps, the impact of glare on the writable surfaces had to be considered. The long shape of the classrooms also led the team to analyse how their length might impact on sightlines.
The Solution:
The Apex table was specially designed and manufactured. This bespoke, hexagonal table was inspired by the academy’s brand and was designed to ensure that all learners can see the screen when needed. The LearningSurface® walls were also specified in light grey to reduce glare from the snow outside.
“Education was always going to be at the heart of everything we do at Apex because a passion for learning makes athletes better. If you excel on the ski slopes there is no reason why you cannot excel in the classroom. The learning spaces we now have at the academy create opportunities that allow this to happen which, simply, you wouldn’t see in a traditional school environment. Being able to move around, write on the walls and reconfigure the room increases engagement, add to that the integration of the furniture with the IT and we’ve created the ideal environment in which our athletes can excel."
Sir Clive Woodward
Director of Sport, Apex 2100
FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACES FOR ALL
AREAS OF THE SCHOOL
Located in the heart of the school, located between two floors of learning spaces, the Centre for Enquiry has three main zones designed to support different types of learning.
1) The Classrooms
The classrooms are long rectangles, so bespoke walls were designed featuring a central screen flanked by vast LearningSurface® writable walls with integrated storage. The dry-wipe walls occupy the longest side of the classroom providing a huge canvas for teachers and learners to use. All of the teachers utilise them differently, but they share one similarity; athletes are actively encouraged to get up, move around and use the writable walls during lessons. Even the chairs were carefully chosen, not just for their ergonomic qualities, but because they allow the user to rock or twist, enabling the athletes to sit actively.
“The configuration in these rooms never looks the same,” explains Chris Thomson, CEO. “Depending on what they are using that space for it will look different every day. Also, when not in use, we can flip up the tops on the Apex tables, move them away, turn it into a conference centre and make money out of the building when the athletes aren’t there. The furniture is so agile, it ticks all the boxes in terms of what we wanted it to do.”
2) The Dining Room
The dining room features large writable tables with bench seating so the room can be used in multiple ways. Stools at fixed benching around the perimeter of the room make the most of the views while increasing seating capacity. Learning doesn’t end in the classroom. There are screens all around the dining room, all connected to Apple TV, so coaches can easily share video footage or learning content with athletes.
3) The Library
The library is also a highly flexible space featuring shield -shaped tables above which are mounted screens, ideal for online lessons or for collaborative working. The power sockets on these tables have French, English, USB and USB-C sockets to make it easy for every athlete to plug in their device. Individual workstations in the library allow learners to work independently as needed.
4) Lockers
Even the lockers have been designed to precisely meet the needs of the athletes, featuring integrated charging with dedicated spaces for a folder and the Apex2100 rucksack. These educational lockers open via the same RFID wristbands that register students, allow access to rooms and ski lockers, as well as reporting back to the Apex2100 database whether athletes are inside the building or not.
THE RESULT
The final result is learning spaces built to promote open-minded and
collaborative learning; both fundamental aspects of an IB curriculum.
From the walls to the desks, students can write on almost all surfaces
of the classrooms, and the interchangeable tables mean that rooms
can transform from conference style to collaborative spaces in an
instant. Classrooms are spacious and bright, and students are
encouraged to move about, use the space to think freely, and
ultimately enjoy and get the most out of their educational experience.
TTS Learning Spaces is proud to be working with SpaceOasis to create innovative and exciting learning environments for international schools. A special thank you to the team for supplying this case study.
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Foxidea | CEO : Park Sang Jin | Business Registration : [314-27-74636]
Address : 34158 #506, S9 Bldg. 125 Dongseo-daero, Yuseong-gu,
Daejeon (34158), Korea, Republic of Foxidea Corporate Research Institute, #507 | Call : 042-825-7722 | Fax : 042-825-7721
CS CENTER
042-825-7722 | 9:00 - 18:00 (LUNCH 12:00 - 13:00) SAT SUN HOLIDAY OFF
