Education Articles
Eliminating the Teacher Desk: A Growing Classroom Trend
A trend is growing in educational circles to eliminate the large, immovable teacher’s desk that has occupied the front of every classroom for centuries.
Creating Powerful and Engaging Learning Environments
The physical learning environment has a powerful impact on students’ social and emotional landscape.
Play to Learn! A Guide to Gamification in the Classroom
Gamification adds another layer to teaching pedagogy that can be surprisingly as fun for teachers to plan as it is for students to experience.
Transforming Education Through Pathfinder Projects
School communities often seem eager to adopt new ways of teaching and learning but can’t always visualise what this would look like or how it would function after the change.
Definitive Guide: How to Apply Colours in the Learning Environment
Imagine sitting in a room coloured entirely in red. Chances are high that you will feel agitated, perhaps with a little anger or hunger. Why?
Case Study: Entirely Future Focused
Some of the furniture chosen in these six classrooms was not only some of our most popular items, but some of our latest items that can suit 21st century learning.
The Effect of Classroom Layout on Student Wellbeing
There have been significant pedagogical developments in teaching & classroom layout during the last century, both in Australia and around the world.
The Ultimate Guide To Future Focused Learning
Our iteration is adapted from Michael Fullan’s 2014 New Pedagogies for Deep Learning and offers new insight in how modern and flexible learning spaces can make a difference to student learning.
Case Study: Manual Arts Transformation
The BFX Furniture team worked with Burnside State High School to completely transform their outdated and worn manual arts room with brand new wood working and metal working benches.
Case Study: Prahran High School – A Vision For Learning
Prahran High School is a uniquely designed contemporary school part of a thriving education district that includes Melbourne Polytechnic and the National Institute of Circus Arts.
Create Engaging Classrooms for Special Needs Students
This comprehensive guide provides a solid foundation with helpful information to design engaging classrooms for special needs students.
5 Mind-Blowing Science Activities For The Classroom
All these Science Activities were featured on some fantastic teacher blogs who are passionate about creating fun, easy and educational activities for your next science class.
Case Study: Shared Vision For Growth
The project involved furnishing classrooms across years 1-6, as well as 3 common areas that can be utilised as teaching and learning spaces.
Case Study: Ring The Bell
The industrial model that has been the driver of education in Australia since 1793 is obsolete and we now have the opportunity to recontextualise the New-New learning environments of the future.
The Continental Shift
A future-focused vision for education recognises that today’s and tomorrow’s learner will face a very different future from generations past.
