Diamond Ranking

Case study: Student Wellbeing

Support staff in a secondary school in Sweden use the Diamond Ranking tool to consider their beliefs about learning and physical space and how this may or may not affect student wellbeing. (This case study is written in: English/Svenska.)

Case study: Educating Teachers in Spatial Competences

Teacher educators in Denmark use the Diamond Ranking tool as part of a programme designed to develop their understanding of the interplay between space, pedagogy, behaviour, and indoor climate. (This case study is written in: English/Dansk)

Case study: Community Engagement

A Head Teacher in a primary school in the UK uses the Diamond Ranking tool to investigate the potential of the school hall to be developed as a community space. (This case study is written in English)

Case study: Primary to Secondary School Transition

Design and Technology staff at a secondary school in the UK use the Diamond Ranking tool with Year 7 students (aged 11/12 years) as a starting point for developing an outdoor space as a wellbeing garden. (This case study is written in English)

Case study: Entrance Situations in the Kindergarten

Staff at a Kindergarten in South Tyrol, Italy use the Diamond Ranking tool to begin discussions about the spaces they would most like to develop in their setting. (This case study is written in: English/Deutsch/Italiano)

Case study: Forgotten Corners in the Kindergarten

Staff in a Kindergarten in South Tyrol, Italy use the Diamond Ranking tool to explore the possibilities for change in their unusual setting which is made up of two buildings connected via a supermarket car park. (This case study is written in: English/Deutsch/Italiano)

Case study: Balconies and Terraces in the Kindergarten

Staff in a Kindergarten in South Tyrol, Italy use the Diamond Ranking tool to explore the potential of using their balconies and terraces more effectively as outdoor play areas. (This case study is written in: English/Deutsch/Italiano)

Case study: Movement Possibilities in the entrance area of a Kindergarten

Staff in a Kindergarten in Milland, Italy use the Diamond Ranking tool to consider the connections between the indoor and outdoor areas of four rooms and their design possibilities. (This case study is written in: English/Deutsch/Italiano)

Case study: Indoors and Outdoors-Group Separation and Garden Design in times of Pandemic

Staff in a Kindergarten in South Tyrol, Italy use the Diamond Ranking Tool to discuss the potential development of the entrance area, access routes, as well as the outdoor area, (This case study is written in: English/Deutsch/Italiano)