We are tremendously thankful to QS Patience Mulondo who suggested the traditional ‘tree classroom’ at yesterday’s Task Force meeting, albeit in the context of limited resources on the ground: funds, distribution etc. in the disparate communities of Kenya.
It is an inspired idea, which prompted us immediately to explore some possibilities (here attached sketches for comments). Moreover, it alludes to an historic Kenyan tradition and so could enrich children’s learning experiences holistically.
A stepped stone ‘amphitheatre’ needs to keep rain off, because in order to maintain distancing, the class could not take refuge in other occupied buildings.
This form has remarkably good acoustics, most notably at the antique theatre of Epidauros in Greece
We delight in a transparent roof, since the tree provides shading.
A ‘horseshoe’ enclosure of inexpensive timber palings serves both to focus children’s attention on the teacher, and provides shelter from wind in cold weather.
The undulating seats intend to enforce 6′ distancing passively, by demarcating the seat in the dip, not on the hump.
Numerous rear exits maintain both distancing and one-way infection control circulation.
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