Several members of the SI community told us what excites them about the New 学习ing Commons. Their comments have been edited for clarity.

杰克·夸奇，23岁
"One of SI's goals is to be a home to the different diverse students who are part of the school community. 为了做到这一点, you have to be able to provide access to a lot of different ways of learning, especially when you have so many students interested in so many different topics. While some people might feel more comfortable in larger areas, others will like the option to go into smaller groups where they can be in more intimate space and receive more personalized learning. 我认为 the New 学习ing Commons design will really help that."

米歇尔·内文·莱文•校长
“有了这个新空间, we are going to be able to do what we have already been doing well, but we are going to be able to do it better: Educating students to be leaders who work for justice, 谁又爱又聪明, 对增长持开放态度, 和精神. Our students need to be engaged in learning experiences that enhance their ability to collaborate and connect with each other. My hope is that the New 学习ing Commons is going to provide spaces and places for our teachers to teach more creatively, and for our students to learn in a way that enhances their experience."

Verónica Bricker • Language Teacher
“在我们现在的大楼里, I am not able to break down the wall between myself and the next teacher and do something collaboratively together to deepen the student experience, but I will in the New 学习ing Commons. 它将提供一个更有活力的, 更真实, experience to match what students are going to encounter in the world."

 

Christian Rodriguez • Religious Studies Teacher
"给 students variable spaces where they feel comfortable learning is really important to me, whether that is creating a nice little nook within the classroom, 或者走到外面. If students feel comfortable in a particular space, they are going to learn better."

 

 

温斯顿·扎佩特，23岁
"Having spaces that encourage collaboration and working with others definitely lets people learn how to actively and efficiently work with those around them. 我认为, 也, having that sense of belonging and comfort really lets people be themselves and not afraid to share their opinions and ideas, 哪些对增长至关重要."

 

乔·沃勒特84年 • Vice President for Advancement
"The New 学习ing Commons is designed to center the student experience and help faculty foster creative and collaborative work. What is education going to look like in 25 years? We don't know, but we want to have space that is flexible enough to adapt to that. We are really focused on how students learn and work together, how they aggregate and synthesize data. We are still going to teach writing along with critical thinking, but today's world demands that students are not just accessing facts, 但是使用它们, 他们正在一起使用它们.

”也, one of the things we want the New 学习ing Commons to communicate is that everybody is welcome here. We want someone who has never seen 足球外围前十平台之前, who might not even know what Jesuit education means, 走进这栋楼，然后说, 我属于这里. 我可以在这里看到我的未来.' We are not constructing a new campus, we are building community."

雷文·肖，23岁
"The thing about this project is it is not just a building. SI, for many people, is a home away from home. The New 学习ing Commons will help to amplify that, to create spaces for people to feel comfortable, 让他们有归属感, to feel like they have spaces where they can pursue their passions."

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