Schools：moving with the times

What does your school look like？ Square buildings （方正的建筑） and rooms， rows of desks， a teacher standing at the front？ Most schools are like this. But new ideas for how to design campuses are here. These schools may give us some ideas.

你的学校是什么样子的？是方正的建筑里，一间间房子，一排排桌子，有一位老师站在教室前吧？大多数学校应该都是这样的。但是关于如何设计校园的新想法已经出现了。下面介绍的这几所学校可能会带给我们一些不一样的想法。

Close to nature 花园式校园

Learning doesnt just happen in the classroom， but anywhere in school. In future schools， students might study outside. The schools should look more like gardens than factories （工厂）.

学习不仅可以发生在教室里，还可以发生在学校的任何地方。在未来的学校里，学生可以在教室外学习。学校应该看起来更像花园而不是工厂。

Beijing No 4 High School Fangshan Campus is a good example of a “garden school”.

北京第四中学房山校区就是“花园式学校”的一个很好的例子。

There is green grass on the rooftops （屋頂）. It makes the whole campus （校园） look like rolling hills （起伏的山峦）. Many gardens， big and small， are all over campus. The most special part is the schools rooftop farm. It has 36 plots （一块地） for the schools 36 classes. It gives students a chance to learn farming techniques （技能）.

学校屋顶上种有草坪，它使整个校园看起来像延绵起伏的山丘。校园里有许多花园，无论大小，遍布校园。最特别的部分是学校的屋顶农场，那里有36个地块，供学校的36个班使用。屋顶农场给学生们提供了一个学习农业技术的机会。

棉花糖：我上小学的时候，学校也有这样的农场，我自己也分得一块小农田。那时的我除了读书写字，就是种地啦！小农田让我体会了种植的辛劳，也享受了丰收的喜悦，是一种很棒的体验！希望每个学校都能有这样的农场！

Creative & sporty 有创意的屋顶跑道

When schools dont have enough space， what can they do？ Tiantai No. 2 Primary School in Hangzhou has an idea.

当学校没有足够的空间时，那该怎么办呢？杭州天台第二小学有了这样一个想法。

The school looks like an oval （椭圆）. There is a running track （跑道） on its rooftop. But you dont need to worry about safety （安全性）. There is a strong glass wall and high fences （栅栏） along the track.

天台第二小学看起来像一个椭圆形。屋顶上有一条红色跑道，但你不需要担心它的安全性，（因为）跑道边上有一道坚固的玻璃墙和高栅栏。

“Childhood would be much less fun if children lose the right to enjoy running，” said architect Ruan Hao， designer of the school. The schools track gives students a beautiful place to exercise in. It also shows them a good example of how to be creative.

“如果孩子们失去了享受跑步的权利，童年就会变得不那么有趣了。”这所学校的设计师阮昊说。学校的跑道不仅为学生提供了一个锻炼的好地方，还向人们展示了校园该如何创新，这是一个很好的例子。

Open & interactive 互动式校园

In a world with the internet and computers， students dont have to go to school to get information. Will we still need schools in the future？

在一个互联网、计算机的世界里，学生们不必去学校获取信息（和知识）了。我们将来还需要学校吗？

Of course，we human beings （人类） are different from machines （机器），for we can really feel. Schools should give people as many chances to meet other people as possible.

当然需要了。我们人类不同于机器，因为我们可以真正地感知。学校应该给学生尽可能多的机会去认识其他人。

So the classrooms of Chaoyang Future School in Beijing have glass walls. People can easily find each other and talk. There are no blackboards in the classrooms，meaning there is no front or back to the room. Students can move their own tables around to make a bigger round table，with teachers sitting among them. They can interact （互动） more with each other.

所以北京朝阳未来学校的教室里有玻璃墙，学生们可以很容易地找到对方并进行交谈。教室里没有黑板，意思就是教室的前面没有，后面也没有。学生们可以自如地搬动桌椅，坐成一个更大的圆桌，老师坐在他们中间（讲课）。（这种方式）师生可以更好更多地进行互动，相互交流。