Chiaravalle Project Overview
- 1. Chiaravalle Montessori School DESIGN PROCESS Preparing the environment. Growing your future.
- 2. OVERVIEW GROWING YOUR FUTURE DISCOVERY, VISIONING, & DESIGN PROCESS An integrated team: The Third Teacher+ and Cannon Design The Third Teacher+ is a a multi-disciplinary consultancy within Cannon Design exploring the future of learning through the lens of human-centered design. We use a robust process to co-create a holistic vision, design drivers, and language to guide the design of learning ecologies– including spaces, mindsets, and curricular strategies. From this strong foundation, The Third Teacher+ collaborates with the educational studio at Cannon Design to create dynamic architectural and planning solutions. Our beginnings: Inquiry and a book The Third Teacher+ consultancy began with a collaborative exploration of how design shapes teaching and learning. The Third Teacher book, powered by a collaboration between Cannon Design, Bruce Mau Design, and VS furniture, was called The Third Teacher. It was a product of over two years of intense research, hands on workshops, and interviews with thought leaders from Raffi to Sir Ken Robinson. Its name is rooted in the Reggio Emelia concept of the environment as a child’s “third teacher.” Our journey ahead: A holistic and human-centered path We look forward to exploring the ways in which we can express and empower the Montessori philosophy and Chiaravalle culture throughout your new spaces. A dynamic and inclusive design process is at the core of creating an environment that is prepared, nuturing, and aligned with your learning, cultural, and strategic goals. Join us as we begin this exciting journey with Chiaravalle Montessori School. Learn more and follow our team here: The Third Teacher+ www.thethirdteacherplus.com / t: @thethirdteacher / f: The Third Teacher Cannon Design www.cannondesign.com “Education is a natural process carried out by the human individual, and is acquired not by listening to words, but by experiences in the environment.” MARIA MONTESSORI OCTOBER 2012 www.cannondesign.com | www.thethirdteacherplus.com
- 3. PROCESS GROWING YOUR FUTURE DISCOVERY, VISIONING, & DESIGN PROCESS Our architectural design process is built on a strong foundation of community and human centered design. DISCOVERY The Cannon Design and The Third Teacher+ plus team process begins by discovering all we can about the learning community. We visit the school to observe and talk with a diverse array of members of a community. Back at the studio, we conduct additional research, launch surveys to widen the conversation and synthesize all we have found into emerging themes that structure the remainder of our process. Our process of discovery is rooted in the tradition of ethnography. What are your hopes, what are your questions, what is it like to be in your shoes? Ethnography is the qualitative study of a people and the culture they share. Secondary research will support our understanding of the traditions and pedagogy of Montessori education. We will observe the current learning environment, study your spaces, and familiarize our team with your daily routines. Additionally, we will conduct interviews with a full range of stakeholders to understand their views on the learning and teaching experience at your school. With this thorough understanding of the human, experiential and educational aspects of the Chiaravalle Montessori community, we can translate insights into an environment that will best support these values. OCTOBER 2012 www.cannondesign.com | www.thethirdteacherplus.com
- 4. PROCESS GROWING YOUR FUTURE DISCOVERY, VISIONING, & DESIGN PROCESS OBSERVATION & SHADOW DAYS: We are including at least three full observation and shadow days in which we will focus on the patterns, pedagogy, mindsets, culture, and space usage of each of Chiaravalle’s age levels. BOARD DISCOVERY & VISION MEETING To anchor the process in the strategic vision of your school, we will conduct a working meeting with board members to weave together your research, initiatives, and strategic insight into our discovery phase. INTERVIEWS & COFFEE HOURS: We will conduct a range of community, staff, leadership, and educator interviews on key values, goals, and possible planning areas. Two Coffee Hours with parents will provide deep dialogue about the whole child and Montessori families as well as serve to clarify any questions regarding the design process. SURVEY: To capture and quantify other aspirations and educational priorities, we will create surveys for your community to complement and enhance our in person and desk research. Additionally, this phase will also consist of DESK RESEARCH, TECHNICAL REVIEWS, and A DEEP DIVE INTO EXISTING CHIARAVALLE MATERIALS. ACTIVATION Built on the foundation of listening and discovery, we are committed to an active engagement period that is informed by the needs of each specific community. We want to give you the Chiaravalle family the chance to roll up their sleeves together to design the experience and spatial implications of the discovered themes and shared vision. We believe it is important to balance school-centric discovery and research with community-wide vision and activation. Activities will include: STUDENT DESIGN LABS: Imagining the future of Learning for Chiaravalle Montessori The engagement process allows for the opportunity to raise up the voices of your young learners and to stretch their view of what is possible for their community. We will create an intimate and dynamic lab experience for each level to capture their imaginations. EDUCATOR & STAFF WORKING MEETING: Honing Emerging Themes and Capturing the Learning Ecology After the discovery phase and student workshops, we will have uncovered emerging themes, vision, and design drivers. The educator workshop will allow us to explore and refine those key pillars of design as well as provide an opportunity to dig deeper into the educational program areas. COMMUNITY DESIGN WORKSHOP: Developing a Learning and Community Ecology The creation of a campus is an expression of a complex and elegant learning ecology. Will create a design and programming challenge that allows Chiaravalle Montessori’s teachers, students, leaders, families, and other key stakeholders and community cheerleaders to envision what this OCTOBER 2012 www.cannondesign.com | www.thethirdteacherplus.com
- 5. PROCESS GROWING YOUR FUTURE DISCOVERY, VISIONING, & DESIGN PROCESS means. This day will be rooted in a presentation of emerging themes from our focused discovery process. STRATEGIZE & LAUNCH The final deliverables of the Discovery and Activation phases amount to visual and dynamic documents that articulate the vision, design drivers, and possible scenarios. Coupled with our thorough assessment of site, programmatic needs, partnerships, and other drivers, we will produce a design that captures the vision and action items for the Chiaravalle community to take bold steps into the future. This strong foundation informs our launch into a dynamic, full-service AE process that will contain key moments of checking in with the community. OCTOBER 2012 www.cannondesign.com | www.thethirdteacherplus.com
- 6. SCHEDULE GROWING YOUR FUTURE DISCOVERY, VISIONING, & DESIGN PROCESS Stage Date Time Activity Notes Pre Monday, Staff and faculty overview August 27 2012 , Pre Thursday, Start of project announced September 13, 2012 Discovery Thursday, 9:00- Discovery planning & Guided tour September 27 2012 , 12:00pm Discovery Tu-Wed, 8:00 - Shadow & Observation: October 2-3, 2012 Afternoon Early Childhood and Elementary Technical Monday, Technical Survey of Building October 8, 2012 Discovery Tuesday, 4:00- Board Discovery & Vison Meeting October 9, 2012 5:30pm Pre Tuesday, 6:00- Town Hall Meeting Presentation October 9, 2012 8:00pm Discovery Friday, 8:00-9:00 Parent Coffee Hour: *board October 12, 2012 early childhood All levels representatives 9:00-10:00 elem//middle Discovery Friday, 11:00 - Shadow & Observation: October 12, 2012 Afernoon Middle School Discovery Mid-October Launch Survey Conduct supplemental interviews Activation Thursday, 9:00-10:30 Student Workshops *board October 25, 2012 Lower Elementary Lower Elementary representatives 11:00-11:30 Early Childhood Early Childhood Upper Elementary / Middle 1:00-3:00 Upper/Middle Technical Friday, October 26, if needed Technical Survey of Building 2012 Activation Thursday, November 7:00- Educator and Staff Workshop 15, 2012 9:00am Activation Thursday, November 4:00- Community Workshop *board 29, 2012 7:00pm representatives Strategy December 2012/ Scenarios Presentation and January 2013 Feedback Strategy January 2013, TBD Community Report Launch Winter 2013 Launch architectural design process OCTOBER 2012 www.cannondesign.com | www.thethirdteacherplus.com