The De-cluttered School

This is a short, practical, step-by-step guide designed to justify, inspire and support the whole process of clearing out the sheer amount of stuff that schools accumulate. "The DeCluttered School" is about enhancing life, and ultimately learning, from an environmental wellness perspective. The book is a short, practical, step-by-step guide designed to justify, inspire and support the whole process of clearing out the sheer amount of stuff that schools accumulate. Children can't move freely around rooms and often have to remain desk bound as their learning spaces are so crammed with ancient display, broken furniture and stored paraphernalia. Cleaners everywhere complain they can't do their job properly because they can't get round schools to clean under, behind, or on top of things any more. And absenteeism frequently occurs due to respiratory problems resulting from the fact that schools are dirty and parasites commonplace. Everyone in school deserves to be valued and nourished by their environment, instead of being depleted and undermined as is often the case today. The time is right for people to acknowledge that school settings matter: there is an awareness of this issue and a willingness to deal with it. This book is intended as a solution, not part of the overload that has caused much of the problem in the first place. As Michael Fullan says, 'No more projectitus'. "The DeCluttered School" will inspire schools to clear up and encourage them to make the message part of the school ethos.

ISBN 0826431399   Pages 128 ISBN13 9780826431394 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 168 Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.   Published in London Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.   Height (mm) 216 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 138 Publication date 11 Feb 2010   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 371.6   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction		1
1		Six good reasons to clear your school		12
2		Begin with people		28
3		The run-up		42
4		Let's do it! A checklist		61
5		Re-creation		72
6		Keep going. Keep growing!		97
Appendix		Whole School Clutter Clearing Policy		104
		References		105
		Further reading		108
		Useful websites		111
		About the author		114

'Schools and classrooms can be like many people's minds, cluttered and disorganised. When we focus on what we want, we can throw things away that we don't need any more - this is where a more streamlined approach can help in school. Editing the classroom environment, and refining what is left to what is supportive and reassuring rather than distracting, undoubtedly ensures a better quality teaching and learning experience all round.' Helen Walker, School Improvement Adviser, Newcastle City Council Children's Services

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