1905 Open Air School

Gallery 2018 | Open Air School

Gallery 2018 | Open Air School Open air schools or schools of the woods were purpose built educational institutions for children, that were designed to prevent and combat the widespread rise of tuberculosis that occurred in the period leading up to the second world war. Their idea spawned what came to be known as the open air education movement, which spread through the united states and most of europe before the outbreak of world war i.

Gallery 2016 | Open Air School

Gallery 2016 | Open Air School Intended to curb the spread of tuberculosis, open air schools grew into a major international movement in the early 1900s. as the 20th century dawned, tuberculosis—otherwise known as. In response, the open air school movement emerged in america around 1908, emphasizing outdoor learning to keep children healthy. the first successfully implemented open air school resulted in improved health for students exposed to tuberculosis yet not actively ill. In 1904, dr. bernhard bendix and pedagogue hermann neufert founded the first school of this kind: the waldeschule of charlottenburg, near berlin, germany. the schools were built on the concept that fresh air, good ventilation and exposure to the outside contributed to improved health. The school was no longer an open air school by the time it closed in the 2010s. the outdoor play area was enclosed and the rest room and dining room were repurposed for other educational uses.

Stunning Vintage Photos Of Open Air Schools In The Early 20th Century ...

Stunning Vintage Photos Of Open Air Schools In The Early 20th Century ... In 1904, dr. bernhard bendix and pedagogue hermann neufert founded the first school of this kind: the waldeschule of charlottenburg, near berlin, germany. the schools were built on the concept that fresh air, good ventilation and exposure to the outside contributed to improved health. The school was no longer an open air school by the time it closed in the 2010s. the outdoor play area was enclosed and the rest room and dining room were repurposed for other educational uses. It was the first prototype of an open air school built in a city with several floors, and included ample, half covered terraces that ensured cross ventilation and acted as playgrounds. The open air school movement was created to prevent the development of tuberculosis in children. it required the establishment of schools that combine medical surveillance with pedagogy adapted to students with pre tuberculosis. Housed on the second floor of an old school building in a crowded section of the city, this new school actually an ungraded class in which the enrollment never exceeded 25 pupils had several novel features.

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