Dickinson + Partners. Capturing the essence and spirit of each particular project, our goal is to inspire environments that improve the quality of life for students, clients and community. Welcome - International School Grounds Alliance. Our team » About us » Architects of Achievement. While we bring people and resources to projects on an as-needed basis, our core team is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals well versed in the worlds of education, architecture, research, technology, and community engagement. Partnering with the University of Washington Small Schools Project and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we help educators and architects integrate the work of facility design into school reform. Victoria Bergsagel Victoria Bergsagel is an educator passionate about designing schools where all students achieve.
She founded and directs Architects of Achievement and has a gift for nurturing people’s talents and insights to arrive at inspired solutions. Harvard-educated, Victoria has been a teacher, principal, adjunct professor, community relations director, and school district administrator. As director of educational design in a large school district, she led the educational program planning upon which the construction of new schools was based.
Tim Best. Portfolio | Wight & Company. The Ann Reid Early Childhood Center (ECC) is a 45,000 square foot LEED Silver school situated on an 11 acre site. The goal was to create a welcoming and nurturing environment for the students while fostering the efficiency and benefits of shared equipment and support spaces for the faculty and staff. Extensive data collection on learners’ habits, behaviors and needs impacted the design solution. The one-story, steel-stud building with masonry and cement-board siding is designed to accommodate up to 480 students, ages 3 through 5, and sets a new benchmark for designing educational environments geared towards these young learners’ diverse needs. Built to advance the district’s desire to encourage children to be more engaged with the natural environment, its numerous windows provide an abundance of natural light, which creates a feeling of openness and establishes a direct connection between the indoors and outdoors.
Wight & Company. Speakers. Keynote Speaker Walter S. Gilliam, PhD Walter S. Gilliam is the Director of The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy and Associate Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine. He is a member of the board of directors for ZERO TO THREE (National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families) and Child Care Aware of America (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies); a research fellow of the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER); and a former Senior Advisor to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Dr. Dr. Jim Wike, ASLA, CLARB, presenting: An Approach to Successful Outdoor Classroom Design With more than 30 years of professional landscape architectural practice, and being licensed in 12 states, Jim has assembled a wide variety of land planning and site design experience in a multitude of situations. Dr. Bodies in Motion – Brains in Motion Dr. Architects of Achievement. Best Practices Inc. Consulting, Judy Harris Helm website, training, keynotes, resources for early childhood education, books by Judy Harris Helm.