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SCHOOL BUILDING WEEK |
Celebrating our nation's schools and reinforcing the connection between school facilities
and student learning, School Building Week is an annual program supported by the
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) and the CEFPI Foundation & Charitable Trust in collaboration with the
U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Association
of REALTORS®, American Institute of Architects and over 35 other organizations.
Our children spend the majority of their waking hours in a school. School Building Week
provides an opportunity to draw national attention to the importance of well planned,
healthy, high performance, safe and sustainable schools that enhance student
achievement and community vitality. As the building blocks of communities throughout
the world and the keystone of our future, schools should be sustainable spaces for lifelong
learning.
School Building Week 2009 features a weeklong celebration of school facilities, including the School of the Future design competition; Healthy Schools Day; an historic look at our schools through our children's eyes; a focus on excellent schools that serve as centers of community; and a variety of community, state and national events.
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School Building Week is a time when schools and school districts may engage in activities
and celebrations that channel students, parents, policymakers, legislators and other
affected constituencies to consider the role the school building plays in the educational
process and in the current and future vitality of their communities. Each community
values its schools in a manner unique to its local educational needs and curriculum focus.
Today we have an opportunity to create effective learning environments that reflect the
community’s unique assets as well as its needs; serve as a resource of education, health
and human services to students and neighborhood members alike; and strengthen
community life.