Editor's Note: How do our daily designs impact learning? In the stories below, a circular school redefines kindergarten, a tech company re-designs school, and research reiterates the ripple effect of trust in schools. Special gratitude to Stephanie Hermawan, for the first two story recommendations! --Daniela

In this circular school with undefined classrooms, children run on the roof, move seamlessly from indoors to out, and play to learn. Tezuka's Fuji Kindergarten unleashes innovative education through architecture.

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What happens when a tech company designs a school? AltSchool-- a hybrid, for-profit school powered by engineers who design its learning tools-- offers up an answer.

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Amist the rigors of state standards and evaluations, Greater Good Science Center's Vicki Zakrzewski explores research on the power of nurturing ties of trust in schools.

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Be The Change Idea

Find a creative way to use space for deeper learning this week. Rearrange your classroom, integrate the outdoors into an activity, or simply look for lesson ideas in the environment around you.