Learning Spaces@YISS

Learning Spaces @ Y.I.

Believe. Inspire. Grow.

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Our School Campus

The graphic below shows a cross-section of our school campus. Click on any level to begin your journey!

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ROOF

Situated at the Foyer, this interactive touchpoint showcases the school's and nation’s past, present and future using student-curated content through an extension of the curriculum of various subjects. The space is used for both teaching and learning, and social interactions. For example, students develop AR/VR content as part of their lower secondary Historical Investigation project, enabling them to develop the future-ready skills of Inquisitiveness and Passion. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

Heritage Gallery

The Tinker Turf is a corner for ideation and prototyping, with educational games and other manipulatives for students to explore learning beyond the classroom.

YI Sandbox is a student advocacy space created to support our students in becoming responsible content creators. This learning space can be further zoned for differentiated use.

The Sphere of Influence facilitates student-led seminars and workshops, promoting passion and inquitiveness. The Digitisation Station has a green screen wall and an enclosed studio with recording and video-editing facilities. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

YI Sandbox

The library provides an oasis for students to stimulate interaction, collaboration and intellectual practices, and provide a reading cove for them to gain knowledge. To prepare them for the future, a collection of books has been curated with an emphasis on world leaders, leadership and STEM.

As the library of the future, it is populated with both age-appropriate hardcopy books and an digital interactive kiosk where students can preview e-books, read synopses and scan a QR code to borrow e-books from NLB's comprehensive selection of e-books. It is zoned into 3 zones: the collaboration zone, the discussion zone and the quiet zone.

Learning Oasis

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The collaboration zone allows for casual collaboration and doubles up as a performance area where lunchtime performances, talks and trainings can be held. In the discussion zone, two smaller rooms can be found complete with collaborative and interactive digital whiteboards for more formal discussions and consultations to take place. Before stepping into the quiet zone, visitors will spot a hydroponics tower which blooms with life and is a respite for weary eyes. The quiet zone has movable tables with LED lights to provide a conducive environment for self-study. These tables can be rearranged when needed to facilitate various learning experiences.

Learning Oasis

The Nook is an integrated facility which allows for synergistic student development and guidance. It comprises a counselling room, LBS intervention room and workspaces for the School Counsellor, AED (LBS) and SHA / ECG Counsellor. The design concept of The Nook is to create a cozy and inviting space which students can call a 'second home'. Books that promote well-being are available on the shelves, and board games are available for students to play. The Nook provides an inclusive and inviting space for students to socialise. The School Life Coach (School Counsellor) uses The Nook to connect and build a supporting network for students to enhance their well-being. Most of the furniture in the rooms are movable and can be reconfigured to support different peer support programmes. #schoolasaconnectedcommunity #schoolasasecondhome

The Nook

The Believe Rooms are equipped with an Observation Room which has comfortable bar stools for our participants. Table surfaces are specially customised to have writable surfaces to simulate mini whiteboards. This feature encourages students' ideation where they can immediately pen down their ideas and refine their ideas together. The mobile furniture can be easily reconfigured to support any teaching approach that teachers wish to experiment with.

The CTLE Professional Rooms come in three different designs and showcase our collaboration with the Academy of Singapore Teachers and National Institute of Education, where Master Teachers, professors and experts conduct in-situ PD with our teachers through demo classes and masterclasses. These rooms support on-site and off-site observation for participants within the teaching fraternity.

CTLE Professional Rooms

The Inspire Room is equipped with live streaming and voice cancellation features. The mobile furniture also supports experimentation in teaching approaches. The Grow Rooms feature an enlarged classroom with pastel-coordinated mobile furniture, with a remote streaming facility allowing for discussion of 'live' lessons. There is a dedicated workroom for Master Teachers attached to the school, and an open space outside the Professionals Rooms for the teaching fraternity to discuss, collaborate and network with each other after the in-situ PD session. #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

CTLE Professional Rooms

In collaboration with the Public Utilities Board (PUB), the rain garden serves to provide an immersive and experiential environment for our students to learn about water sustainability across various different subjects, while enhancing the school biodiversity. Through this outdoor classroom, Yusoffians learn about water quality, habitat creation and the impact of human actions on natural resources. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasaconnectedcommunity #schoolasalivinglab

Rain Garden

The well-ventilated and multi-purpose canteen showcases amazing views of both of the school and the surrounding neighbourhood. It has been designed to facilitate collaborative learning and mass gathering for bonding and communications.

Canteen

Students can gather at the digital library to conduct group research for their problem-solving, with the collaborative seating enabling them to share information, engage in peer teaching and work towards innovative solutions that showcase their entrepreneurial spirit. The movable furniture and digital flip charts enable students to organise flexible groupings, or break out for individual work during the problem-solving journey. #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

Canteen

The E-Deck is the nexus for social interaction between staff and students. It spans across the entire level 2 and connects the Art Garage, Science Labs and Canteen. Teachers and students can leverage the E-Deck as an outdoor 'marketplace' for communication and collaboration. Students can utilise the glass boards and weather-resistant furniture for ad hoc group discussions and capture their thoughts. A tiered performance space also allows students to showcase their talents and public presentation skills. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity #schoolinagarden

E-Deck

The Art studios support the Art curriculum in both studio practice and the study of visual arts, where each zone is equipped with mobile furniture that can create flexible learning spaces as needed for different art forms and instructional strategies. These spaces develop students in Future-Ready Habits such as Inquisitiveness, Intercultural Acumen and Prototyping. Art learning can also extend into the E-deck area outside the studios where students can engage with artworks independently. #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

Art Garage

The Staff Connect Point is designed to be conducive for our staff to collaborate and connect with one another, and facilitate organic moments for professional development. Inviting furniture near the entrance, low-height cubicles and glass partitions encourage formal and informal conversations among staff. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

Staff Connect Point

YI ECO SpACES

The YI Green Corridor on Level 3 brings together a myriad of learning spaces for students to embrace STEM and Sustainability Education - comprising the STEM Hub, Agrisphere Lab & Garden, Darwin & Mendeleev Labs, Level 3 FAVE area and the Vegepods that are part of the school's urban farming initiative. Each lower secondary class and STEM Club CCA members have a collective stake in the growing of edibles in the raised garden beds (also called Vegepods). Students learn urban farming methods and cultivate our InSPIRE school values by taking charge of their plots. Students also get to share their harvest with the needy in our community. The vegepods are mobile and can be conveniently moved along the Green Corridor to capture adequate sunlight needed for healthy plant growth. Find out more about our YI EcoSpaces at #schoolinagarden #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasacommunityconnector

Green Corridor

Science Labs

Our labs are named after scientists which our students will learn about in their Science lessons. All labs are well-equipped to provide conducive learning spaces for students to learn and appreciate Science, with work benches that have sufficient leg room on both ends to facilitate group discussions. Additionally, the work benches in the Biology and Physics Labs are mobile, allowing teachers to easily configure the science lab to practice innovative pedagogies. For example, teachers can now design laboratory experiments with station rotations that allow for seamless movement of students between stations. This unique lab layout provides our students the physical space to think better with Inquisitiveness and Ideation as they engage in science learning. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

Science Labs

Our labs are named after scientists which our students will learn about in their Science lessons. All labs are well-equipped to provide conducive learning spaces for students to learn and appreciate Science, with work benches that have sufficient leg room on both ends to facilitate group discussions. Additionally, the work benches in the Biology and Physics Labs are mobile, allowing teachers to easily configure the science lab to practice innovative pedagogies. For example, teachers can now design laboratory experiments with station rotations that allow for seamless movement of students between stations. This unique lab layout provides our students the physical space to think better with Inquisitiveness and Ideation as they engage in science learning. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity

Agrisphere Lab

Supporting the school's efforts to nurture the next generation as stewards of the environment, this lab features innovative, energy-saving, multi-cropping indoor vertical systems where students carry out explorative studies. This learning space engages the senses in the choice of crops planted (e.g. culinary herbs/ flowers, medicinal plants and protein plants) that are climate-resilient and have high-research value. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab

Agrisphere Garden

The Agrisphere Garden has a wartime heritage theme, and aims to provide immersive learning opportunities focused on food security, sustainability and conservation. The plants and flowers grown here provide sensory engagement and are edible. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolinagarden #schoolasalivinglab

FAVE spaces are also customisable. For example, the FAVE area along the Level 3 Green Corridor is home to the Experiment Excites booth, which allows for students to pique their curiosity on experiments and real life applications of concepts being taught in Science lessons. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasaconnectedcommunity #schoolasalivinglab

All spaces can be optimised for learning and networking. FAVE (Flexible, Adaptable, Versatile) areas are spaces which can be used to support student learning and interests, while serving as a buffer for future school expansion opportunities. The numerous FAVE areas are well-equipped with furniture which facilitate collaborative learning, consultations and individual study both during and outside of school hours.

FAVE Areas

The Auditorium is a multi-use space where level assemblies and concerts can be held. Its high ceiling and unique wooden beams add to the spirit of possibilities of the place. Its open and safe space enables students to demonstrate the physical skills, practices and values to enjoy Physical Educations lessons both individually and with others. The 3 badminton courts allow the flexibility of using the floor markings to demarcate boundaries for physical activities beyond badminton games. The space also facilitates teaching of games for understanding spatial awareness while establishing safety routines during play. #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity #schoolasasecondhome

Auditorium

The Arena features a spectators' stand with basketball courts, where the school can build a strong culture of sporting activities and community spirit. The venue is connected to the Auditorium through large operable walls, enabling the two venues to merge into a singular space which can hold an entire school population, or be used for public events. #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasaconnectedcommunity #schoolasasecondhome

Arena

Mobile trolleys or shelves are used to store materials, food samples, kitchen tools and equipment for quick deployment to various groups. Height-adjustable tables are used to facilitate demonstrations of food science experiments. Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and mobile work stations, the Food Labs are designed to level up the learning experience of students. The teacher gets to design collaborative activities that allow students to come together to plan and prepare food items, which would otherwise not be possible in a typical food kitchen. #schoolasalivinglab #schoolasasecondhome

The Food Research Hub is designed to create an active, interactive, and collaborative teaching and learning environment. Mobile tables are used to enable group discussions via different group formations. This allows students to do food investigation individually or in groups, and also allows them to work on their laptops / PLD for their projects.

Food Research Hub & Food Labs

The learning environment is an important aspect of the whole educational experience. Informed by Reggio Emilia's approach to value the learning environment as a ‘third teacher’, our classrooms are fitted with mobile furniture and multiple whiteboards to foster encounters, encourage communication and relationship-building. The flexibility of mobile desks and chairs allows teachers to customise student interaction quickly within a lesson so that teachers and students could engage in thoughtful discussion through active learning and collaboration. Unlike traditional classrooms with standard desks and chairs situated in rows or pairs, the movable and reconfigurable furniture facilitate teachers’ exploration of progressive teaching methods as well as key pedagogical approaches for effective teaching and learning.

Classrooms

For example, in the teaching of Science, teachers can make use of the flexible classroom arrangement to enhance the use of Inquiry-Based Learning to engage students in cooperative and collaborative learning, and promote Future-Ready Habits (FRH) such as Inquisitiveness. During IPW lessons, teachers can re-organise the furniture to facilitate problem-based learning and promote FRH such as Ideation and Prototyping. These examples highlight how the use of mobile desks and chairs support teachers in delivering effective teaching and learning. There is also flexibility for schools to arrange the mobile desks and chairs in rows when needed for examinations or for safe management measures during a pandemic. #schoolasasecondhome #schoolasalivinglab

Classrooms

YI ECO SpACES

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The YI Green Hub is thoughtfully designed to engage the senses and to meet the physical, psychological and social needs of our YI community. We hope for all visitors to enjoy the experience here and be refreshed, relaxed and emotionally recharged. The Green Hub has a rich biodiversity and is designed as part of our vision to be a School in a Garden. It has three themed areas - Flourishing Garden, Farmers' Delight and Biodiversity Matters!

The plants in the Biodiversity Matters! zone attract various pollinators such as birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles and other small mammals. They sustain our ecosystems and help plants reproduce. Flora found in the Farmers' Delight zone feature items that can be harvested for consumption such as lemongrass, pandan and basil. In the Flourishing Garden, visitors and students will be greeted by flowers and foliage of diverse colours and textures to engage the sense of sight and touch, providing a visual treat for all. Find out more about our YI EcoSpaces at

Green Hub