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Elders Meeting in Regina, Saskatchewan

I came across this video, shot by Guerilla Educators in October, 2008, as part of the design process for a new faciity to replace Scott Collegiate High School in the North Central neighbourhood of Regina, Saskatchewan.  This meeting was held by Fielding Nair International to gather input from 1st Nations and Meti groups to incorporate into the design.  Isidore, the presiding Chief, gave me permission to film the meeting but not the opening and closing prayers, which is why those parts of the meeting were over dubbed with audio from a Round Dance at Scott Collegiate, shot earlier.  This was one of the most poignant videos I've ever shot both for the importance these participants attached to their input and for their discussions about how they can be more enfranchised into the decision making processes that directly affect their lives and especially the lives of 1st Nations and Meti sudents.  Take a look...

Guerilla Educators Consulting Services

Below is a partial list of clients who have employed the expertise of Guerilla Educators Consulting Services to advance their architectural design and/or educational programs:

• American Institute of Architects
• The School District of Philadelphia
• Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
• Delaware Valley Green Building Council
• SchraderGroup Architects
• Fielding Nair International
• Philadelphia University
• District of Columbia Public School System
  
• Milwaukee School District
• Alliance to Save Energy
• York Suburban School District
• University of Wisconsin
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Education Environment Planning Consultants
• Regina Board of Education
• Philadelphia Zoo
• Re:Vision Architecture
• Wallace Roberts & Todd Design
• LOTI (Levels of Technology Integration)
• IQity
• GreenWoods Charter School
  
• Journal of Teacher Education
• Edutopia
  
• Barack Obama Green Charter High School
• Cayman Islands Ministry of Education
  
• MaST Community (Math, Science, and Technology) Charter School
• Friendship Public Charter Schools
• Meeks Educational Technologies
• Hamilton School District, Hamilton, Ohio
  
• Rose Tree Media School District
• Puerto Rico Department of Education
• Norristown Area School District
• East Norriton Middle School
  
• Educational Entrepreneurs Professional Association
  

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Round Dance at Scott Collegiate

Scott Collegiate High School in Regina is a place for learning and it is also a place where the whole North Central Community can gather and celebrate.  This video shows excerpts from a Round Dance held at Scott Collegiate.  Take a look... The Round Dance was part of the North Central Design Festival, which took place in early October.

North Central Shared Facility DesignFest (Part 2)

The Design Fest continued with presentations of the 3 design options. After the presentations, a First Nations Round Dance took place in the Gym at Scott Collegiate High School.

Take a look...
Click here to view Part 1.

North Central Shared Facility DesignFest (Part 1)

The work of making the Shared Facility in the neighbourhood of North Central Regina, Saskatchewan continues to progress towards reality.  On October 4, 2008, members of the Fielding Nair (FNI) Design Team were back in North Central to  participate in a Design Festival at Scott Collegiate High School.  Led by Randy Fielding, FNI presented the DesignFest participants with 3 different possible schemes for the Shared Facility.  These options were developed based on the feedback from Shared Facility Partners, Community members, Elders, students, and the Regina School District.  This Shared Facility concept will be a unique, innovative way for Community Based organizations in North Central to deliver their services more effectively efficiently.  Scott Collegiate will be an integral part of the Shared Facility and Centres of Excellence, teaching and learning spaces for Scott students will be dispersed throughout.                         Click here to view Part 2.  
Take a look...

To see students weighing in on the Scott Collegiate High School re-design, visit our "Student Vibe" video.

Regina Wrap-Up; In Their Own Words

In this final video from Regina, key stakeholders elucidate their hopes and visions for Scott Collegiate High School in particular and for the Regina School District as a whole.  Take a look...

School Design Patterns

This workshop session: "Design Patterns" is based on the the book, "The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools", by Prakash Nair and Randall Fielding. The book is a seminal work because it defines a new graphic vocabulary that synthesizes learning research with best practice in school planning and design. But it is more than a book about ideas. It is also a practical tool and a must-have resource for all school stakeholders involved in planning, designing and constructing new and renovated schools and evaluating the educational adequacy of existing school facilities.
Visit the Fielding Nair website to see world class examples of their design projects from around the world.

Learning Spaces in the Creative Age

In this workshop session, Randall Fielding, recipient of the CEFPI 2007 Planner of the Year award and co-founder of Fielding Nair International, continues about the Creative Age with the stakeholders in the Regina, Saskatchewan School District.  Here, he works interactively with the participants to determine what the best learning spaces will be for the new school designs in Regina.  Very compelling, out of the box stuff.