utilizing a practice-based concentration and a researcher lens, the members examine the ways that environments for kids increase or minimize academic reviews, how social constructs approximately what's sturdy for kids impact environmental layout, and what practitioners can do of their personal paintings while developing studying environments for young ones. There are copious examples from perform, classes discovered, and illustrations and pictures of key points of the environments they speak about. equipped into 3 components, this crucial textual content addresses:

• Aesthetics, politics, and house configurations at school environments for younger children.
• Outdoor areas, starting with deliberately designed playscapes, children’s gardens, and spontaneous improvisational play venues.
• The function of environments open air institution, together with casual studying environments that advertise technology wisdom, museum areas, and digital environments.

“Through wealthy examples and transparent causes of the ancient, political, and aesthetic dimensions of layout, [Kuh and her colleagues] support us imagine significantly approximately environments and supply theoretical and functional instruments to help our efforts.”
—Benjamin Mardell, professor, Early youth schooling, Lesley University.

“An enlightening publication that offers educators new lenses for considering and developing the types of locations that could optimize children’s progress and studying, in particular during this period of standardization. Educators desire this book!”
—Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor emerita, Lesley University

“For every body who desires to take academic settings past minimum criteria, this assortment is a considerate and encouraging guide.”
—Louise Chawla, professor, Environmental layout software, collage of Colorado, Boulder