In the best of worlds, the school environment topic should be top priority

How are schools affected by their school environment?

We’re dealing with a very important question; How are schools affected by their school environment? There are many reports showing cases of how the school environment does not meet the basic requirements. This issue is something that Green Furniture Concept wants to help solve.

If we, as adults and society, focus on creating the right school environment, the students can focus on learning - it's that simple.

Green Furniture Concept is an international company from Sweden that makes places by designing seating and lighting for public interiors. Sustainability guides their development and is part of the soul as a company. You can find their furniture in various locations around the world, such as at airports, railway stations, schools, universities, and shopping malls. Green Furniture creates beautiful places with lasting durability. “We are convinced that good design will also last over time. That is why we work exclusively with materials and manufacturing that are integrated into nature's cycle. The eco-label “The Swan” is the basis for our development, all to create sustainable environments that inspire our future (the children). We're here to make a change in public interiors, but also to drive a sustainable transformation in the furniture industry,” says Johan Berhin, founder & designer at Green Furniture Concept.

Jacob Holst, an interior designer that currently works at Green Furniture Concept as Area Manager Nordic is passionate about the school environment issue.

"For me, this is the most important question in the world: what is the role of the school and what status should it have in society?As an interior designer, I know from experience how complex it is to build a healthy and good school environment. Everything from quality in building materials and how the rooms are utilized, to surfaces and details that must be maintained to create value for the users, our children. "

A good working environment in the school benefits all students, teachers and other school staff. It sounds simple. And sure, the idea is good, but we have seen too many examples of how this insight has not been prioritized properly. For us, it is obvious that standards of the schools meet the needs of the children. Place-making

The Reggio Emilia Institute believes that the teacher and the students are the school's two main pedagogues. Thirdly, the classroom is located. Let's then call the living rooms and corridors as the fourth pedagogue.