Reimagining School Spaces: The Post-Pandemic Classroom and Design Principals

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Abstract

America’s schools were ill-prepared to confront the sudden implications and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a better understanding of the inequities and challenges that persist across schools, education stakeholders have an opportunity to truly transform schools to be spaces that welcome students, center student joy, and respond to both their academic and social-emotional needs. This study explores students' experiences engaging with the post-pandemic classroom as a philosophy for reimagining classroom spaces that encourages schools to radically welcome students to in-person learning and emphasize the need for classroom design that supports social-emotional learning and nurtures academic success.

Authors

• Edmund S. Adjapong, Seton Hall University

• Christopher Emdin, Teachers College, Columbia University