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"Space and Place in K-12 Educational Facilities"
Author: Elizabeth Lunday
Published In: Facilities Manager
Date: November/December 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of K-12 campuses across North America, education became disconnected from schools. This was unprecedented—and challenging. Families had to support their children as they learned online, teachers had to use unfamiliar technology to work in entirely new ways, and students had to cope with isolation, anxiety, and the loss of treasured traditions ranging from elementary school field days to senior proms. Today most schools have reopened, but the effects of the pandemic linger in the masks worn by teachers and students, the plexiglass barriers separating desks, and the social distancing enforced in hallways, cafeterias, and gyms. APPA considered the issues of place and space on campus in a Thought Leaders report released earlier this year. The educational facilities experts consulted for that report included both higher education and K-12 education staff, but the report itself focused on the needs of colleges and universities. However, K-12 schools differ in many important ways from institutions of higher education. APPA returned to the topic and consulted educators and facilities officers on the importance of sense of place on K-12 campuses and the changing needs and expectations of their communities. Sources came from across the United States and include representatives of both public schools and districts and private and independent schools.


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