Waldorf School in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Waldorf School is one of the Waldorf School’s branches. Depending on Waldorf Education Philosophy, the Mooton Group created an ideal school design solution that highlights the school’s running characteristics and reflects the school’s running philosophy, in addition to creating multiple interior designs for different functions, uses, and people within the unique design concept. Through this design, the Mooton Group expects that students who attend classes at the Saudi Arabia Waldorf School will gain knowledge and grow up in a rich Waldorf learning environment.
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The pre-kindergarten classroom is designed for kids aged 2-3 years old and covers an area of 27 square meters, which can accommodate 15 kids to learn and entertain at the same time. Furthermore, this pre-kindergarten classroom has five functional zones, respectively kitchen role-play zone, painting display zone, activity zone, learning zone, and game zone, and is equipped with high-quality classroom school furniture and natural wooden toddler school furniture, providing children with a healthy and low-pollution classroom environment.
The kindergarten early childhood classroom is suitable for kids aged 3-4 years old and covers an area of 25 square meters, which allows 15 kids to use it at the same time. Moreover, the kindergarten early childhood classroom has five functional areas containing the dress-up role-play area, kitchen role-play area, activity area, learning area, and season table area. Besides, each functional area is equipped with corresponding premium school furniture, so that children can learn and play in a natural and comfortable space.
The kindergarten early childhood classroom is designed for children aged 4-5 years old and its area is 27 square meters,which can accommodate 14 students.This classroom also has five independent functional zones, containing the season table zone, maths zone, activity zone, learning zone, and reading zone. This design of the kindergarten early childhood classroom provides multiple choice opportunities for kids to choose their zone of interest and is conducive to exploring their potential.
The kindergarten early childhood classroom area is 50 square meters and it is designed for kids aged 5-6 years old. Besides, this classroom has several functional areas and matches the superior furniture for the school classroom which has the season table, art area, activity area, learning area, reading area, and light table. Furthermore, the classroom can allow 14 kids to conduct an activity at the same time, and children can freely choose any one of the activity areas.
The special education classroom for kids with learning difficulties is serviced for those kids with learning difficulties and covers 21 square meters, which can accommodate 12 kids. Focusing on the kids with learning difficulties, the special education classroom is mainly to cultivate their social and behavioral adaptability, help them acquire appropriate academic achievement, acclimatize themselves to the school environment, and establish friendships and interpersonal relations. At the same time, the classroom will through the below design realize the assumption. Firstly, children can be aroused curiosity by the wall games and cultivate active learning ability. Secondly, interactive learning is formed through the building block area and supermarket role-playing experience. Thirdly, children can complete comprehensive learning through group combination training.
The special education classroom design covers an area of 24 square meters and it can permit 10 Down Syndrome kids to conduct the activity at the same time. This classroom is mainly aimed at children with Down Syndrome and is designed according to different five fields of mental retardation including the cognitive domain, linguistic domain, self-care domain, sports domain, and social conditions domain. Therefore, the five fields are equipped with corresponding devices to play different important roles in five fields. Meanwhile, it set up some wall games to promote the cognition of the five senses and applies different dressing-up role-play to help them understand the characteristics of individuals with different identities.
The classroom covering an area of 25 square meters is mainly for children with autism and the optimum capacity of the classroom is five people. According to the characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of the children with autism, the classroom is divided into four areas to meet their daily activities. In addition, the four areas are composed of the construction area, drawing area, reading area and maths area.
Because the Waldorf School is run under the guidance of Waldorf Education Philosophy, while Waldorf Education Philosophy absorbs the principles of Human Intellectual Philosophy. As the facade of the school, the reception area follows the Waldorf Education Philosophy and the Human Intellectual Philosophy to make a design solution, Therefore, the reception area uses relatively simple abstract patterns and chooses colors from nature to create a natural atmosphere, so that young children can develop their inherent creativity.
The library and art area is a combination area, and it allows children to conduct reading activities and make artistic creations at the same time. In order to build a warm, comfortable, and full of artistic atmosphere, this area integrates lots of elements from nature, like trees, hills, animals, etc. Meanwhile, the designer is based on the appearance of the tree of wisdom to design a tree-shaped bookshelf with seats and continues the connotation meaning of this tree of wisdom, which means that children can acquire endless wisdom and cherished knowledge.
In view of the fact that Waldorf Education attaches great importance to the harmony of the natural environment, therefore, the Moo Ton Group combines jungle fun with urban modern design with tree house park design elements in the site, containing beautiful natural tree effects and curvilinear aesthetic elements. Here, children can not only exercise their bodies but also harvest society, cognition, and innovative ability.
In view of the fact that Waldorf Education attaches great importance to the harmony of the natural environment, therefore, the Moo Ton Group combines jungle fun with urban modern design with tree house park design elements in the site, containing beautiful natural tree effects and curvilinear aesthetic elements. Here, children can not only exercise their bodies but also harvest society, cognition, and innovative ability.
