A recent study conducted by PLN Group and teachers at an Auckland primary school, demonstrates the potential positive impact on children's ability to learn through the use of biophilic design in the classroom

The study, although limited, showed a significant uplift in readiness to learn from children in a classroom featuring simple biophilic elements versus children in a next-door classroom left as originally 'designed'

The debate around ILE - or open learning spaces - has omited detail of how these spaces could be designed to encourage learning. This study shows a potential way forward that could help thousands of children learn better.

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