DESIGN CRITERIA IN SUMMARY, we found that the Hong Kong model is the most appropriate one for Egypt. However, the early childhood education system in Finland included strong qualities that we recommended for the new learning system. Also the teacher selection and development process was chosen from the Finnish model. All in all, we tried finding in each model not only what is best but also what is most suitable for Egypt. We were inspired in the new learning system we had by the early childhood educational system in Finland which involves children’s parents participation in the learning process since they are responsible for teaching him basic principles until the age of seven before he/she become qualified to enter primary school. For that purpose, we started our first stage of the project by constructing a rehabilitation center to qualify the parents for that role.
To design, we first needed to look into the design guidelines and standards for the main spaces we have. Besides using the traditional design standards books we decided to study examples of modern day schools as we realized that those standards are ever changing due to the nature of education and its constant development. We mainly focused on schools and colleges from the top ranking countries in education. We found that the designs highly promoted the concept of flexibility in the classroom and emphasis on the need for spaces where students work in groups. Through studying the design criteria for the educational setting in these countries, we were able to reach solid data that would later serve as a base layer for the design phase. Below is an example of the data we found.
Schools
Colleges
The Finnish model was also very inspiring regarding teachers selection and development. One of the most powerful points of the Finnish system is the respectful social status of teachers and professors in addition to their comfortable salaries and development courses which makes them academically successful. On the other hand, it is considered a big problem for the existing educational system in Egypt; therefore teachers depend on private lessons and are not getting the attention they deserve which in turn led to the great deterioration of the existing system.
3600 = 36% Classrooms 100 = 10% Laboratories 100 = 10% Library 100 = 10% Open Spaces 100 = 10% Services 2400 = 24% Residence
3000 = 30% Classrooms 100 = 10% Laboratories 100 = 10% Library 100 = 10% Open Spaces 100 = 10% Services 3000 = 30% Residence
On another note, the Turkish educational system is very close to the Egyptian one and was not that good from a short period of time, but with some development and implementations to that system, they achieved great things. That is a proof that we don’t have to eliminate our system totally and replace with a different one, it just needs the required attention and development and to put our hands on the reasons for that deterioration to overcome them. All in all, we tried to find in each model not only what is best but also what is most suitable for Egypt.
Area/Student: Educational Spaces 10m2 Service Spaces 5m2 Open Spaces 15m2
Area/Student: Educational Spaces 20m2 Service Spaces 5m2 Open Spaces 30m2
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