http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:30:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/singapore-gaming-schools.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:38:31 +0000 Southeast Asian nation adopts tech-enabled DIY learning to improve local education. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/wiki-curriculum-education.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:13:10 +0000 Britain's Education secretary wonders if a more open-source approach to determining what students learn--polling experts and teachers--would actually create a more tailored and useful experience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/fresh-vending-a-quick-and-healthy-snack-fix.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:16:40 +0000 A new vending machine concept proposes healthy alternatives for kids and adults alike. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/schools-in-south-korea-to-go-completely-digital-by-2015.html Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:10:22 +0000 Over $2 billion will be spent on making the transition towards a paperless environment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/texas-schools-unveil-calorie-counting-cameras.html Thu, 12 May 2011 12:01:18 +0000 Five elementary schools in San Antonio will begin photographing children's lunch trays to calculate their calorie intake.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/no-right-brain-left-behind-is-challenging-all-creatives-to-action.html Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:13:08 +0000 No Right Brain Left Behind is challenging some of the best from the creative industry to look at the status of education in the U.S. by developing actionable ideas to change it.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/donors-choose-kickstarter-for-the-classroom.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:09:21 +0000 Online charity receives one of its largest donations to cover funds needed by classrooms in California.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/schooloscope-makes-education-data-easily-accessible.html Thu, 13 May 2010 15:10:45 +0000 A web-based tool makes complex statistical information about schools in the UK available at a glance. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/school-experiment-asks-students-to-abandon-texting-for-two-days.html Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:14:19 +0000 A recent project has illuminated the role of texting in child-parent interactions as well as student-to-student interactions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/growing-greener-schools-an-effort-to-make-schools-eco-friendly.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:30:26 +0000 Growing Greener Schools is a movement to make schools in the US more eco-friendly.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/the-modern-school-library-no-books.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:07:23 +0000 For one Boston Prep school, the satisfying turn of the page and row upon row of books have been replaced by the calculated clack of keyboards and endlessness of the internet. As the modern library it seems, contains no actual books. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/collective-living-learning.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:08:41 +0000 We’ve come across an interview by Holy Ghost Megazine with some members and participants from The Temporary School of Thought. They’re a group of squatters, formerly housed in an opulent London mansion who have started up a unique free school promoting open source learning. The interview gives some interesting insight into the unique dynamics and benefits of collective living and learning. About the school: HG: What exactly is the Temporary School of Thought? LB: A school based on the ideal of the exchange of free knowledge, letting people come in, attend various workshops. If you feel there is something youRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/a-psfk-good-idea-in-2009-focusing-design-and-innovation-on-schools.html Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:58:44 +0000 This past year, PSFK took notice of a number of new schools around the world that used planning and design thinking to create interesting new environments for learning. Prior to the recent economic downturn, commercial projects with giant budgets were able to push innovation in architecture and design forward. Now the money and need for new commercial buildings and retail stores are pretty low leaving architects scrambling to look for work. Schools in the US have been a magnet for criticism and a chronic problem. But for architects and designers, there is an immense amount of opportunity to inject creativeRead more...]]>