When budgets tighten,
classroom sizes expand.
Not exact matches
Schools are already having to convert non-classroom space, such as music rooms and libraries, into
classrooms and others have been forced to reduce playground space or
expand class
sizes, the association warned.
Kevin Courtney, acting general secretary of the NUT, said: «It is resulting in overcrowded
classrooms, schools
expanding beyond an optimum
size and children travelling further to school.
Open plan teaching Schools are
expanding, not only in
size, but also in the ways in which they construct a
classroom and deliver lessons.
Expanding classrooms creates smaller class
sizes, increases access and opportunity for more students to quality schools, and keeps the promise of a quality education for all California students.
The
expanded space was custom - designed for student use and includes a regulation -
size gymnasium, Maker Lab, art room, science laboratory, several computer labs, and
classrooms for small group work and seminars.