Learning space of the future
Vestre School
On Vestre Skole they wanted to create the learning space of the future for the 8th graders. Therefore the school management started to look for partners in IT and interior decorating and furniture specialists to create these new environments. Højer Møbler A/S was selected as a partner for interior decoration and furniture.

„We wanted to think completely out of the box and create learning spaces where intrior design and the physical environment provided our students with best possible conditions for learning. With the interior we wanted to move away from traditional „blackboard“ teaching and instead emphasize on learning through activating and motivating the students“
– says Kristian Toft, headmaster on Vestre Skole.
The solution
The solution supported focus on project work and on giving each student the opportunity to learn in different ways and in different kinds of furniture. For example, the room is not furnished with 28 tables and chairs but instead consists of a mix of beang bags in fresh colors, modular lounge modules as well as tables, that can be combined in different ways, allowing to work individually or in larger or smaller groups according to the students‘ needs. The room also includes an amphitheater, that can be used for gathering and presentations as well as mobile catheters that allow the teacher to move more freely in the room. Much of the teaching is based on IT, and each student has a tablet and, in order to accommodate the need for safe storage, the learning spaces are also equipped with student lockers.
Result
Vestre Skole wanted to design the future learning space for the 8th grade of the school – spaces that would motivate learning in a new and different way. The result turned out to be a different design, where alternative furniture was used to provide students another way of sitting while learning. The focus of the new furniture was to accommodate the changing teaching situations and to encourage students to be more active in learning.
Vestre School is selected as a demonstration school.
The students produced a radio broadcast from the opening day with, among others, Education Minister Christine Antorini in the room.