0 in the US, a system for educating young children in which classes and activities are informal and changed to suit each child --
The idea of the open classroom was that a large group of students of varying skill levels would be in a single, large classroom with several teachers overseeing them.
It is hoped that local schools and other groups will use the ancient woodland as an open classroom to the benefit of the young people of the area.
The current building was built in 1974 in a very modern architectural style employing the progressive and experimental open classroom concept wherein no walls separated the classrooms originally.
At the time it was built, the school followed the open classroom concept that was popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The new building departed slightly from the then-popular open classroom design of the 1970s era.
The section added a new cafeteria, a library, and open classroom spaces.
During the 1970s the school created a student-centered curriculum with open classroom formats.
The school, modeled after a junior college, consists of twelve permanent buildings that were originally constructed with the open classroom concept in mind.
