"Victoria Infant School Tipton", Sandwell

Important characteristics: flexible and adaptable spaces and open classrooms

 

Designer: Arch. Robin Bishop

• Grade level: 4 - 11 years
• Schools housed: nursery and elementary
• Students: 270 + 45 nursery
• Year of construction: 1995

Victoria Infant School offers an unusual series of ample, adaptable and flexible areas and is at the forefront of elementary school teaching.

Science, technology, food technology and computing areas were designed expressly for the children. Teaching is on an open class basis, connected through a type of illuminated path.

The school is part of a renewal project of an old industrial area and contributes greatly to the community. It is made up of two halls, a kitchen and an innovative multimedia center, available also to the parents and the local citizens. There is also a nursery for the little ones.

The playground is shared with a neighboring school and was designed to support teaching in the open and environmental education.