Early Childhood Learning Environment Exploration
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
students
“Journey of Excellence”
STUDENTS
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Assignment – Three Section Kindergarten Center
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
Piaget’s Theory
Academic Educational Specifications
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Classroom Based Instruction Learning Studios Integrated Learning Center
Three varied Approaches – No one size fits all. “Journey of Excellence”
Classroom Based Instruction
Classroom Based Instruction - Interiors
Classroom Based Instruction - Animation
Learning Studios
Learning Studios - Interiors
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Learning Studios - Animation
Exploration and Discovery - Animation
Integrated Learning Center
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Integrated Learning Center - Animation
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Conceptual Site Plan
students
Commitment
Community
Academic
Experience
Organization
Facility
Funding
Excellence
Questions
1. How do you envision the process as it relates to delivering a design solution?
2. What will the education of kindergarten students look like in five, ten, or fifteen years from now? Are you open to a change in educational philosophy? Why?
3. How do your facilities currently limit curriculum implementation or preferred pedagogical approaches?
4. How are educational programs individualized for kindergarten students?
5. How are the arts or enrichment programs integrated into the kindergarten curriculum? How often do kindergarten students receive art, music, and PE instruction per week?
6. If you had the funding, what single change would make D64 schools stand out?
7. How would you integrate a collaborative multi-touch teaching solution in the classroom?
8. Can you describe the leadership structure of District 64? Who makes the final decision?
9. Regarding building operations and systems, what do you need to do beyond what you are required to do?
10. What is it that you are doing to energize and inspire students?
Questions
11. Do you believe facilities have a direct impact on student achievement and why you believe?
12. What technological advances in the classroom are most important to you?
13. Does the District use Suzuki instruction for instrumental music? Do Kindergarten students receive any instrumental music instruction?
14. Are any Montessori methods used in early childhood education?
15. Have you completed your energy audit? What are the findings?
16. What impact would you expect in energy related information and data as a part of project development?
17. What has been the extent of your energy related programs over the past 2 years?
18. Have you set energy targets (in terms of cost per sf or kBTU per sf) as a part of a district-wide energy program?
19. How are you engaging your staff and students with regard to energy use?
20. What is the current energy policy for the district…i.e. what are the prescribed room conditions and expectations for connected electric loads in the classrooms?
Questions
21. What is the extent of an extended maintenance program for the school and has it had an impact on annual planning, expenditures, and system upgrades?
22. How do your technology staff and curriculum staff interact to decide how to implement new technologies?
23. Who or which group is the leader of Park Ridge-Niles Community School District 64? Do you believe that leadership is effective?
24. What are your preferences to dissemination of information? District representative to board? Or FH to board?
25. Do you foresee a three section kindergarten center being staffed with paraprofessionals, itinerant therapists or other educators in addition to three kindergarten teachers?
26. How are parents engaged through educational programs at the kindergarten level?
27. What is your schedule for the Facilities Master Plan? Start/completion?
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Existing Site Plan
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Conceptual Site Plan
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Carpenter School Basement Auditorium Water Seepage
Detail for Foundation Water Removal
Courtesy of Permaseal
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Classroom Based
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach One – Classroom Based Instruction
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach One – Classroom Based Instruction
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach One – Classroom Based Instruction
Approach Two – Learning Studios
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach Two – Learning Studios
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach Two – Learning Studios
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach Three – Integrated Learning Center
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Approach Three – Integrated Learning Center
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Specials – Art, Music, Gross Motor Skills
Park Ridge-Niles Community Consolidated School District 64
Technology – Mobile, Interactive and Collaborative
Total Cost of Ownership
School district utility, operational and maintenance costs can represent a significant
Visible costs seen are first costs for construction – 20%
Hidden costs are ongoing and always changing – 80%
Visible Costs (construction/first cost)
and maintenance costs)
Indoor Air Quality
