Design Smart School for children from 9 to 13 years old in Saudi Arabia ( Educational area).

Abstract

With the developments seen in the world around us of technological progress and the digital revolution, it is necessary to provide an appropriate educational environment for these developments. This project aims to provide a suitable study environment for future youth so that they can adapt to these developments and that will facilitate them in dealing with contemporary life. This progress and the digital developments can also be exploited to solve the problems of students in traditional schools and classrooms, such as lack of concentration, by providing them with an exciting study environment, while also giving them safety and comfort. This paper discusses the design of a smart educational environment that supports using different technological teaching methods, such as stimulus learning using virtual reality techniques. At the same time, it also supports students’ cooperative and individual learning. Moreover, these classes help prepare students to deal with contemporary and future life by using computers. The most important characteristic of the design of these smart classrooms is their flexibility and support for all means that provide comfort to the student through smart and flexible furniture and materials. It also uses sensor-based energy-saving systems that support sustainability in lighting, electricity and energy renewal systems. In addition, this design pays attention to the psychological aspect of the student in terms of taking into account the use of appropriate colours and shapes to increase productivity and stimulate creativity among students. These classrooms are concerned with connecting students with nature and the outside environment. Also required is the use of smart materials that isolate and absorb external noise and all distracting factors, while maintaining good ventilation and lighting. All of these elements have been referred to in the literature review, as well as many similar projects of smart and successful schools worldwide, which were reviewed and an analysis conducted of their study spaces, which are dominated by curved lines and circles in the furniture and studying areas. as they were dominated by flexibility in the furniture and functions, they used different technology in teaching methods and the connection of study spaces with nature. Much primary research was also conducted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consisting of personal interviews with students and survey questionnaires for teachers and parents to determine the most important problems students face in learning. They included lack of concentration, boredom with the teaching method used, noise and poor ventilation. The most important solutions were proposed, such as reducing the number of students in one class, providing sound insulation through soundproofing materials and designing the space to support fun teaching methods. The psychology of students was also analysed by having them choose the colours and shapes they preferred and then creating an appropriate environment for them. The green and blue colours were chosen, and they symbolise nature and have a psychological meaning that is calming and stimulating, they aimed at increasing productivity. The spiral shape was chosen because it indicates intelligence and flexibility. As a result, in the design concept stage, the spiral shape inspired the researcher, as it signifies flexibility and intelligence. This was achieved in many areas within the classroom, such as the use of flexible furniture, sliding walls and different spaces, creating an enjoyable study environment.