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Making Hybrid Minds

Feb 5
2 min

Making Hybrid Minds

Once upon a time, there was a pandemic, and the children stayed inside. With stay-at-home orders and school closures, contemporary childhood is not the same. Playgrounds are taped off, and many parks around the country are closed. Coronavirus is a generation-defining moment, and experts are already considering the term “Gen C” for those born during this time. Schools are adapting to parameters like social distancing, as set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Preventi

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Signo Uddenberg

Feb 4
1 min

Learning From The 'New Home School'

Parents are going crazy with kids at home. But maybe a Compassionate Leave Policy could reframe the experience to something more intentional and financially supported. And maybe parents getting active in their kids' education isn't a bad thing. More from the Atlantic article here. Image: From Getty images via the Atlantic article #learning #learningenvironments #COVID

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Signo Uddenberg

Feb 4
2 min

Pioneering Schools without Campuses: Let the Cities Speak

A few years back, MKThink connected with the founding group of educators at the Minerva School (established 2012). With the (education) world shifted from its traditional axis, we are reflecting on that model and wondering how today these lessons may apply. Minerva's model is an international university without walls. Students learn from where they are, anywhere, in campuses they define and are able to be located around the world. The potential is to exchange the capital ex

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An Update: Successful Higher Ed Covid-19 Response From "The Atlantic"

M.R. Miller, FAIA

Feb 3
1 min

An Update: Successful Higher Ed Covid-19 Response From "The Atlantic"

Pleased to highlight this informative article from The Atlantic, written by Aaron E. Carroll, Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. Prepared by a teaching physician, the piece highlights positive outcomes achieved through a combination of applying scientific knowledge and thoughtful planning, procedures, infrastructure redeployment, and proximity detection. Most importantly, it speaks to applying learnings to continually improve the health of the c

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Comfortable Places for Learning: A Hawaii Story

Christine Koroki

Jan 30
2 min

Comfortable Places for Learning: A Hawaii Story

It is the end of lunch recess and students are finding their way back into classrooms at James B. Campbell High School in Ewa Beach, Hawai‘i. They pass through a lush courtyard covered by a large breathable shading structure that cools the air before it enters the classrooms. The recent addition of the shade structure has transformed the courtyard, sparking a new garden project that features native plants. Lessons can be seen taking place there at times. In the classrooms the

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School in bloom

Christine Koroki

Jan 30
1 min

School in bloom

MKThink is conducting campus assessments to ensure that Hawaii’s public school facilities continue to provide positive built environments for teaching and learning. During our assessment at Maui Waena Intermediate School, it was hard not to notice a large-scale glass mosaic mural depicting forms and flora in a bold and colorful design. The mural was created through a public school art program by artist Bob Flint. It is titled Mohala pua no ho‘ona‘auao (Through education the c

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