THE BIG QUESTION
How does one design a school for the future?
Oakridge International
THE BIG QUESTION
How does one design a school for the future?
KEY INSIGHT
Children cannot be classified into one homogenous community. A school therefore needs to be designed to cater to different age groups and different learning aptitudes.
Children cannot be classified into one homogenous community. A school therefore needs to be designed to cater to different age groups and different learning aptitudes. Most schools follow theory driven ‘Know > Feel > Do’ continuum of learning, however following a design thinking philosophy of ‘Do > Feel > Know’ can make learning more engaging and long lasting.
Brand Concept
“Open Minds” - A brand that recognizes that every child is special and aims to shape their minds to be open to self discovery, new thoughts and ideas for growth. We visualized this thought of ‘open minds’ and ‘free thought’ through the metaphor of a dandelion.
The logo is inspired by the dandelion. The delicate yet tangible form of the dandelion translates the “open minds” thought of Oakridge effectively. The logo communicates freedom of thought, self-confidence and an open thinking process.
House Symbols
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath. He was a poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist, educationist, social reformer, nationalist, business manager and composer whose works reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.
C.V. Raman
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics, recognised for his work on the molecular scattering of light and for the discovery of the Raman effect, which is named after him. He was knighted in 1929. In 1030, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1954, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna. He was also awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1957.
Amartya Sen
Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian born Nobel Prize winning economist. He is known for his contribution to welfare economics, his work on human development theory, the underlying mechanisms of poverty, gender inequality and political liberalism. He is an Indian citizen and a distinguished economist-philosopher who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.
Experience Design
Rethinking school architecture - The experience of the school was designed for different age groups in one single corridor-less school. The layout ensures maximum level of natural light across all areas