29/10/2024
In summer 2019 we created and installed signage for Kelvinside Academy’s new Innovation School, dedicated to creativity, innovation and enterprise. The learning model of the school is based on an architecture design studio and was developed by a leading Innovation School in Boston called NuVu.
The model is a far cry from the assessment and standards-based paradigm of most education systems around the world. At the Innovation School, groups of 10-12 pupils work closely with coaches to solve real-world challenges. Additionally, the learning model has a strong empathic dimension: by addressing real-world challenges, pupils acquire a personal understanding of the world and how they can impact it.
At the heart of the studio process is iteration. It is crucial that pupils are able to approach and solve problems freely, without feeling bound by rules. There is no “right” answer. It’s up to the pupil how to proceed, guided by coaches and with regular studio critiques, to build a solution, developing from concept to prototype via a range of iterations, sketches and reflections. To deliver this new learning model Kelvinside Academy has created the NuVu Innovation School within their existing campus at Kirklee Road in the West End of Glasgow.
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