Other outputs
Our research team and partners produced the 'Sharing Schools, Building Communities' exhibition at the Melbourne School of Design in July-August 2022, to showcase the latest evidence and expert advice about developing and sustaining schools as community hubs.
Listed below are academic articles, government papers, and other reports published by members of the Building Connections team that relate to this project.
Watch the videos of the expert discussions related to the Sharing Schools, Building Communities exhibition below.
Discussion topic: Why design matters for schools as community hubs
Chair: A/Prof. Ben Cleveland, Building Connections Lead Chief Investigator (University of Melbourne)
Speakers: Rahat Arain (Al Siraat College); Sandy Law (Law Architects); Simon LeNepveu (CHC Architects); Andrew Lilleyman (ARM Architecture)
Discussion topic: Why hubs matter for communities
Chair: A/Prof. Ian McShane, Building Connections Chief Investigator (RMIT University)
Speakers: Dr Tara Fritchitthavong (Maribyrnong City Council); Ruth Hamilton (City of Greater Geelong); Caroline Menassa (St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Hub, Broadmeadows); Laurence Robinson (Brand Architects)
Discussion topic: Why hubs matter for schools
Chair: Prof. Janet Clinton, Building Connections Chief Investigator (University of Melbourne)
Speakers: Debra Gibson (Doveton College); Justine Mackey (Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership); Lachlan Yeates (Cranbourne Primary School)
Discussion topic: Designing hubs with communities
Chair: A/Prof. Ben Cleveland, Building Connections Lead Chief Investigator (University of Melbourne)
Speakers: Dr Deborah McKoy (University of California Berkeley); A/Prof. Ian McShane, Building Connections Chief Investigator (RMIT University)
In December 2020, the Building Connections team hosted the Schools as Community Hubs International Conference, delivered virtually from Melbourne. Watch the presentation videos below or download the conference proceedings.
School-Centered Neighborhood Revitalization in Baltimore by Dr Ariel Bierbaum, Alisha Butler and Erin O'Keefe
Vertical Schools as Community Hubs by Dr Tony Matthews, A/Prof Clare Newton, Dr Mirko Guaralda and A/Prof Severine Mayere
Outside the Classroom: Spatial Considerations to Facilitate Community Relationships with Schools by Ben Coulston
Vertical Schools as Community Hubs in Residential Neighbourhoods by Dr Fatemeh Aminpour
Calvary Community Hub: Concept Designs in Response to the Needs of a Thriving Community Hub by Angela Branford and Peter Moeck
The Family Zone: A School-based Multi-Partnership Approach to Child and Family Wellbeing by Leigh Goodenough and Kathlene Wilson
Our Place: Opening the School Gates to the Community by Dr Alexandra Fraser and Margaret Rutherford
A 21st Century Learning Hub: A Case Study of a 'Joint Use' School and Community Learning Facility by Dr Julia Atkin and David Tordoff
Antecedents of Schools as Community Hubs: The Lasting Influence of John Dewey's Philosophy by Cynthia Hron
Integration of Schools and Community Infrastructure: A Network Analysis by Natalie Miles
Rear Vision: Lessons from Community Education in the '80s - Melbourne, Victoria and Flint, Michigan by Martin Brennan
Researching Policy Settings for Schools as Community Hubs by Robert Polglase
Understanding the Development and Implementation of Schools as Community Hubs: A Case Study Approach by Carolina Rivera Yevenes
Making it Work: Makerspaces, Maker Community and High School Partnerships by Linus Tan, Ravi Bessabava and Kristen Hebden