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K-12 public schools have persisted in mirroring an outdated form of teaching that no longer serves students. Thus, the physical schooling spaces themselves are also outdated and long-overdue for reinvention.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, MaskinongĂ©, QuĂ©bec 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 QuĂ©bec City school was produced by the …
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