North cottage

Shea Family Cottage

First Floor Second Floor KEYOrange: student roomsPurple: faculty quartersBeige: community/lounge areasBlue: bathrooms/showersGray: basement level

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Dorm #2 - faculty apartment kitchen area

Dorm #2 - faculty living room

Second floor foyer and student rooms

Interior of dorm #1 – first floor common area

Dorm #1 – Upper floorcommon area

Questions: Learning Theory-Will learning and appropriate class behavior be affected by classroom layout?-Will learning Resources be used more if they are nearby?-How many students should there be per class in order to make learning better for students?-Co-ed or all girls?

Questions: Boarding Schools-What are the different types of boarding schools available?-How do I incorporate all of the important types into one?-What type of boarding school can be supported in design?-Goals of context: environmental or disciplinary?

Questions: Dorms-What are the different design issues that can be solved?-How does the living area affect students emotionally?-How do I incorporate aspects of matrix into the design?

Through a focus on the types of boarding schools available to teens, design approaches needed to achieve a comfortable home away from home, and research on learning theory; A comfortable, traditional, and open therapeutic housing facility lends to the strength, development, self respect, routine, and academic discipline of students during dorm life in boarding school.

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Annotated Plan / Bubble Diagram

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Dorm Room

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Types of Boarding SchoolCollege-Preparatory Boarding Schools College preparatory boarding schools' primary goal is to prepare students for the academic rigors of college life. If you're a generally well-motivated student seeking to excel and explore new opportunities, this is the type of boarding school you're looking for. All the schools listed in our boarding school directory are exclusively college-preparatory or junior boarding schools. Note that a number of college-prep boarding schools also accomodate students with learning differences (LD) or ADD/ADHD. Within college-preparatory boarding schools, there are additional distinctions between schools: All-boys or all-girls boarding schools - while fewer in number, there are a number of single-sex boarding schools in the USA. View a list of all-girls boarding schools or all-boys boarding schools.Military schools - these boarding schools also prepare students for college-life, with the addition of military-type discipline and structure. View a list of military boarding schools.Pre-professional arts schools - these schools specialize in helping students train and become artists in a variety of fields such as music, visual arts, theatre, ballet, and creative writing. Students are prepared for entrance into either traditional colleges or specialty schools like music conservatories (e.g., Juilliard). View a list of arts boarding schools.Religious boarding schools - these schools have an emphasis on a particular religion and spiritual growth. View a list of Christian boarding schools.

Therapeutic Boarding Schools

Therapeutic boarding schools are aimed towards students who are having difficulty in a traditional school setting.

While preparing students for college can also be a goal for these schools, these schools are also able to handle students who are facing challenges such as behavioral / emotional problems, substance abuse, or significant learning differences.

Such students are sometimes referred to as "troubled-teens" or "struggling teens;" hence, therapeutic boarding schools are sometimes called "boarding schools for troubled-teens" or "boarding schools for struggling teens.“

Therapeutic schools vary in their operations and focus. An educational consultant can also help you better understand this area and find appropriate schools. Boarding School Review does not currently list therapeutic boarding schools.

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