MATER CHRISTI COLLEGELEARNING COMMONS

ABOUT

• Catholic school for girls

• 1,050 students

• Grades 7-12

• located in Belgrave, Victoria, Australia

• 1:1 laptop/ipad

READING AREAcasual seating and bean bags

BEFORE: SEMINAR ROOMheavy immovable tables

BEFORE: SEMINAR ROOMcomputer benches became obsolete

AFTER: SEMINAR ROOMcollaborative learning booths &individual study area

AFTER: SEMINAR ROOMcollaborative learning boothsdisplay your work on the screen for others

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING BOOTHSgirls work best together

AFTER: SEMINAR ROOMteachers and students learning together

BEFORE: ENTRANCEHelp Desk was a barrier when entering

ONLY ONE WAY IN & OUTtraffi c bottleneck

AFTER: ENTRANCE4 entry/exit points ease traffi c fl owremoved security gates

HELP DESK CENTRALLY LOCATEDstudents free to walk behindbetter supervision of entire space

HELP DESKaccommodates 2 staff members

BEFORE: STACKSdivided the space

BEFORE: STACKScreated unusable small spaces

AFTER: FLEXIBLE LEARNING SPACEopen spacelarge fl ip tables on wheelscolourful chairs on sliders that fl ex for kinaesthetic learners

AFTER: STACKSbook stock reduced

SMALL TABLESdiff erent options for learning

LEARNING COMMONStutoring | private study | class research| reading staff professional learning | careers advice