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13
most innovative schools
in the world
Where it is interesting to study
Innovation in education can manifest itself in different ways: new technologies or teaching
methods, breaking away from social norms, cooperation with the local community... It can
be a school afloat like in Nigerian Lagos or a school where they don't pay attention to the
gender of students, as in Stockholm Egalia.
1. Makoko Floating School
/Lagos, Nigeria
The school for all ages is not only a place where they gain
knowledge, but also an example of future construction
projects in coastal areas of Africa. Makoko is a three-story,
1000-square-foot building that includes space for games,
compost toilets and classes for 100 people.
2. Gymnasium Ørestad
/Copenhagen, Denmark
Ørestad Gymnasium is one giant classroom where 358 students
study in a large glass cube. The school hopes that with the help
of such open spaces, students will communicate more among
themselves and collaborate, which will ultimately contribute
to the development of creative and varied thinking. Children
take a direct and active part in the learning process, breaking
into groups, forming time classes and sometimes resorting to
the help of a teacher. “It’s not enough just to stuff them with
knowledge, you must show the children the way according
to which they can transform their knowledge into concrete
actions,” the director of the gymnasium Andersen believes.
3. Big Picture Learning
/Providence, USA
The Big Picture Learning model blurs all the lines between
education and work. From the very beginning, students are
trained under the supervision of mentors – representatives
of those areas in which students dream of getting a job one
day. “The most valuable part of the learning process is that
our students study in the real world,” says communications
director Rodney Davis.
4. Egalia/Stockholm, Sweden
The education system at Egalia Elementary School is built
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