Reimagine Learning Environments - Before & After

Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter Schools CREATING REIMAGINED LEARNING SPACES

BEFORE & AFTER IMAGES May 20, 2025

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Reimagine Learning Environments

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VOICE ENHANCEMENT

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DEMONSTRATION CAMERA

NEW FUME HOOD WITH VISUAL ACCESS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TWO LABS

STUDENTS ABLE TO PROJECT THEIR WORK

ELECTRON SHELL PATTERN

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OPERABLE WALLS OVERHEAD SERVICE LINES FOR GAS, COMPRESSED AIR, WATER AND ELECTRIC

1-METER GRID PATTERN MOBILE FURNITURE

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FUME EXHUAST SNORKLE

EYE-WASH STATION

LAB HAS LOW-TECH AND HIGH-TECH TOOLS

1-METER GRAPH PAPER FLOOR PATTERN

MEDIAN LINE

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GLASS BLOCK SHOWING COLOR SPECTRUM

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MULTIPLE COLLABORATION STATIONS

SHARED WEBSITE WITH OTHER DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVABLE HOKKI STOOLS

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Prior to the renovations, the school’s core was a rigid collection of underutilized, traditional space. Meanwhile, students and teachers searched the hallways for places to accommodate 21st-century learning.

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LITTLE FLEXIBILITY DUE TO FIXED STACKS

SOLID WALL WITH NO TRANSPARENCY

UNDERUTILIZED STORAGE ROOMS

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Renovations injected new life into the school’s core. A flexible Collaboration Commons is now the hub of 21st Century Learning. This is a place where students want to be!

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MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCTION LABS

NEW GLASS OPERABLE WALL FOR VISUAL TRANSPARENCY

FLEXIBLE SEATING FOR SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING

REDUCED STACKS AND VOLUME

POWER TO SMALL GROUP TABLE

MEDIA:SCAPE SYSTEM

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A dramatic corridor renovation turns the Information Commons into a showcase space within the school. Passionate students and educators are on display to everyone walking down the hall.

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COST-EFFECTIVE ALUMINUM FRAME

SLIDING GLASS DOORS FOR MAXIMUM

REPLACED LOCKERS WITH LARGE GLASS DOOR

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After Glass walls and large windows connect the Collaboration Commons with the adjacent media labs, creating an exciting new circulation corridor through the heart of the school

ADDED DOUBLE EGRESS DOORS

NEW WINDOWS FOR TRANSPARENCY RENOVATED MEDIA LABS

NEW GLASS DOOR

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FIXED BOOK STACKS AND FURNITURE FIXED COMPUTER STATIONS

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Once nearly empty, the Collaboration Commons is now the most popular spot on campus, used before, during, and after school.

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD

FLEXIBLE SEATING

POWER TO SMALL GROUP TABLE

CREATING REIMAGINED LEARNING SPACES Preserving several elements of the previous library, including the circulation desk, provided a progressive and cost-effective approach to redefinition.

After REDUCED BOOK STACKS

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Differentiated learning spaces support project-based learning activities. The media:scape system is a popular place for class presentations.

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Formerly-underutilized classroom space is now a series of four media labs.

Students flow effortlessly from the labs to the Collaboration Commons, which is located just across the hall.

NEW VIDEO PRODUCTION LABS

NEW WINDOWS FOR VISUAL CONTROL

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Creative renovations helped this Illinois intermediate school grow in the smartest way possible. The project renovated unfinished space on the school’s lower level to create an adaptive learning ecosystem.

SITE PLAN

RENOVATION AREA

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Prior to renovations, the lower level was an unfinished space designed to accommodate six traditional classrooms.

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After LOWER LEVEL NEW OPENINGS FOR ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY

Rather than creating six traditional classrooms, educators and designers developed a concept for an interconnected web of differentiated learning environments. The school now has space for large group instruction – a first for this learning community.

NEW LIGHT WELLS AND WINDOWS

FLEXIBLE FURNITURE IN CORRIDOR

NEW LIGHT WELLS AND

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More than a normal corridor, the main circulation pathway through the lower level features a variety of soft seating, high-top tables, and Hokki stools.

LARGE OPENINGS FOR MAXIMUM VISUAL CONTROL

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The LGI classroom provides maximum flexibility for small or large group learning.

Students can shape the space to their every need.

NEW WINDOW WELL

OPERABLE WALL MOBILE MARKERBOARD WITH TRACK SYSTEM

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The LearnLab supports omni-directional instruction and gives students an adaptive space for small group learning, large group instruction or presentations.

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Before REMOVE POOL DECK TO CREATE 10-LANE POOL

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EXPANDED POOL TANK TO CREATE 10-LANE POOL

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ADDED LANES TO POOL

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