An Exhibition Curated from 6 Elementary School Design Competitions in Quebec
K-12 public schools have persisted in mirroring an outdated form of teaching that no longer serves students. Thus, the physical schooling spaces themselves are also outdated and long-overdue for reinvention. The professional world has communicated that the search for skilled talent is difficult; students are graduating from K-12 environments without the skills and qualities companies are looking for, and our teaching methods are slowly adapting in response – less lecturing/call-and-response, and more opportunities for open-ended critical thinking, leadership from students, and freedom to find multiple creative solutions when presented with lesson challenges. In Quebec, Lab-École has unveiled the architectural designs for elementary schools to be expanded or built in Gatineau, Maskinongé, Québec City, Saguenay, Shefford, and Rimouski. Five designs stem from the “Imagining the Schools of Tomorrow, Together” architectural design competition launched by Lab-École. In addition, a sixth school sketch for the Québec City school was produced by the …
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