National Center for the Twenty-first Century Schoolhouse

Mission Statement

The National Center for the Twenty-first Century Schoolhouse supports the planning, design, and construction of school facilities from a learner-centered perspective through communication, research, and training.

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News

Advanced Certificate Program: (October 2, 2008). The first cohort of students from the Advanced Certificate Program had a graduation celebration at the annual CEFPI conference (http://www.cefpi.org/sandiego2008/) on Thursday, October 2. Congratulations to this group of educational facilities professionals! See photographs from the CEFPI conference here.

Recruiting for the Fall 2009 cohort of the Advanced Certificate Program in Educational Facilities has begun. Click here for details.

The Walls Speak research continues as the National Center for the Twenty-first Century Schoolhouse explores the effects of school renovation with a new study that begins in September 2008. A paper on this research will be presented at the American Educational Research Association meeting in San Diego (April 2009) titled, "Improving the Physical and Social Environment of School: The Effects of Building Renovation on Teaching and Learning."

Find Archived News here.

Certificate Program Graduates 2008

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