Just like a modern submarine, classrooms at the Woods must make the most of their space. Throughout the day, our rooms are used for hands-on activities, whiteboard lectures, and writing centers. Rooms are used for teacher, parent and student meetings. They hold advisor lunches, study halls and more. Students and teachers gather in small groups and large. On any given day, a room may house a choir rehearsal or be used as an art-making center. Every centimeter of space must be functional and flexible.
To most efficiently use our resources, four rooms will be equipped with movable partitions. One of these flexible walls will separate our two sixth grade classrooms and the other will separate our 7-8 language arts and social studies rooms. These partitions utilize the latest sound dampening technology and are significantly improved over the partitions of even a few years ago. To increase sound dampening in the classrooms, we will install carpet tiles specially made for high-traffic, high-childhood locations such as schools. These floor tiles are made directly from post-consumer products. They are anti-fungal, stain resistant, easily replaceable and recyclable.
In addition, teacher workstations are specially designed to give teachers handy access to their PCs, bookshelves and files. Shelves are designed to be extra deep and functional so they can hold all kinds of classroom materials. Even the closets are designed to make access to the highest shelves convenient. And each room has a sink to promote hand washing and hygiene.
