Shirley Boys' High School ditches plans for 'barn space' classroomsIAIN MCGREGOR/FAIRFAX NZ Shirley Boys' High School principal John Laurenson says the school has steered away from original plans for large, multi-teacher classrooms, preferring a combination of tradition and flexibility. The multi-million dollar rebuild of Shirley Boys' High School will eschew "barn"-like classrooms, its headmaster says. Shirley Boys' High would still meet the Ministry of Education's requirements for new school buildings to be "flexible learning environments", which includes not having load-bearing internal walls. SUPPLIED An impression of the exterior courtyard planned for the new Avonside Girls' High School and Shirley Boys' High School campus. The rebuild will have Shirley Boys' co-located with Avonside Girls' High on an 11.5 hectare site, but operating separately.

Source: Stuff December 26, 2017 03:33 UTC