AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Quality Education
KEYWORDS
education, inequality, poverty
COUNTRY
Finland
DESIGNED BY
Tuuli Tiitola-Meskanen
M.Sc.Arch. Co-Founder, ARKKI School of Architecture for Children and Youth www.arkki.net
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 ‘Time Space Existence’ Leonardo Learning Hub
Grant: The Finnish Foundation for Inventions (Keksintösäätiö) 2013: ‘Smart Early Learning System’ InnoSchool
Coordinator, Researcher, Developer, Project ‘Learning Lab’, project ‘Leonardo Code’, InnoSchool, 2012-Coordinator, Researcher, Developer, Research&Development Project ‘Leonardo’s Children’ 1996-2012
WEBSITE
http://www.innoschool.net/
INNOSCHOOL LEARNING LAB
THE MOBILE LEARNING LAB ROLLS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN CHALLENGING AREAS
Education is a powerful tool in tackling inequality and poverty. But 57 million primary-age children are out of school in remote rural and troubled city areas, tribal cultures, disaster sites, refugee camps. The Learning Lab rolls out to places where good schools and teachers do not exist, serving children of primary, pre-primary and early education age. The low-cost, high-quality all-in-one hub is built into the frame of a sea-container providing a shared social space for individual and co-learning. The four zones reflect the neurobiological, cognitive, social and cultural aspects of learning. Embedded touch-screen tablets are pre-loaded with an adaptive learning ecosystem that nurtures the foundational skills, fosters deeper learning and embraces 21st century competences. Personalized playlists and engaging gaming dynamics promote motivation and hook children on learning. The effective-proven strategies are informed by research and assist children to achieve their best potential.