TRANSFORMING OLD MUNICIPLE SCHOOL TO

MODERN SCHOOL
Semester – 7
Harsh Tarpara
Inter-Space Design
Primary School No.-3, Umra-Gam, Surat. Built In = 1912 (Old School)
Reconstructed = 15/06/19
 School Name = Primary School No.-3, Umra-Gam,
Surat. Built In = 1912
(Old School) = 15/06/1996 Reconstructed
Standard = 1st to 8th
School No. of Classroom = 13 Classroom + 6 Room + 1 Hall = 20
No. of Student = Male -156 + Female -131 = 284 (Total)
No. of Teachers = 10 Females

Urban Health Center

The structure is ground plus two story. This building was of load bearing & R C C structures.
Total area is 2470 sq. mt. including school building and a playground.
School built up area of GF 660 sq. mt. and Urban health center Built up area of GF is 450 sq. mt.
Ground Floor Plan (School)
First Floor Plan (School)
Second Floor Plan (School)
Ground Floor Plan (UHC)
First Floor Plan (UHC)
Section
Section
 TRANSFORMING OLD MUNICIPLE SCHOOL TO
FITURISTIC SCHOOL

WHY THIS PROJECT?

school activities for kids, learning in school becomes an interesting and enjoyable exercise.
There are lots of different school activities for kids of all ages.
From back-to-school activities to after-school activities.
Parents can choose from all of these to educate kids and keep them engaged at the same time.
Appropriate school activities will lead to the all-round development of children and make them achieve their maximum potential.
 How will be Umra Gam School,
Students and Environment will be ?
 AIM
This school aims to give real-world methods of understanding and application to the
children by allowing them to make creative choices in their learning and providing age-
appropriate activities to guide the process. The school will encourage children to work in
groups and individually to discover and explore knowledge of the world and to develop
their maximum potential.

School vision of the future is no longer of people taking exams and proceeding on that
certification. But of individuals passing from one stage of independence to a higher, by
means of their own activity, through their own effort or will, which constitutes the inner
Evolution of individual.
 Stage Age Class Section Time No. of
Students

Foundational Stage 3 to 8 Pre-School (Kinder-Garden) Section – A 9 to 12 / 1 to 4 12x2 =24

Multilevel-Play, Activity base 1st and 2nd Section - B 9 to 12 / 1 to 4 12x2 =24
learning
Preparatory Stage 8 to 11 3rd to 5th Section – A 9 to 12 / 1 to 4 20x1 =20
Play, Discovery, Activity-based Section – B 9 to 12 / 1 to 4 20x1 =20
learning, Interactive Section - c 9 to 12 / 1 to 4 20x1 =20
classroom
Middle Stage 11 to 14 6th to 8th Section – A 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Experimental learning in Section – B 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Science, Mathematics, Arts, Section - C 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Social-science, Humanities
Secondary Stage 14 to 18 9th to 12th Section – A 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Multidisciplinary Study, Section – B 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Greater critical thinker,
Section – C 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Student choice subjects
Section - D 8 to 4 20x1 =20
Total = 250 students
 Day in the Life of Foundational Stage (Age 3 to 8) - Pre-School (Kinder-Garden), 1st and 2nd
A group of 10 to 12 children with the two Tutors.
Welcome and Free Play (Start of the day)
20 minutes
Students welcomed into a warm, beautifully organised classroom with light music playing in the background. This time is designed for children to channelize their energy and
settle down into the school environment.
Circle Time
30 minutes

Circle time is the child’s first introduction to a daily routine. Teachers and children sing rhymes, do stretching and yoga, read-aloud stories, and recall special moments.
Station Time
45 minutes

Station Time is planned by educators to provide children with opportunities to explore, build skills, and enhance their curiosity in different areas.

Break Time
30 minutes
Break time is planned for children to take rest and take lunch while seating together in a groups and discussing about their day.
Sensory or Outdoor Play
45 minutes

During this time, children immerse in a range of activities from playing games, to swinging, sliding - all designed to promote physical development.
Reflection Time
10 minutes

Closing time is an opportunity for children to share their feedback on the day and for educators to share leaarning strategies that parents can use at home.

The Bell Goes Off

 Day in the Life of Preparatory Stage (Age 8 to 11) – 3rd to 5th
A group of 12 to 15 children with the two Tutors.
Welcome and Prayer (Start of the day)
20 minutes

Students welcomed into a school and they perform a small prayer together outside the classroom.
Discovery Time
40 minutes

Discovery time is the child’s experimental time where they get introduced with new games new things, basic daily routines.
Station Time
60 minutes

Station Time is planned by Educator’s they design 3 to 4 activities and task where they have to paint, sculpt, make things, try new mediums, sing, dance, storytelling, book
reading they can decide what they want to do according to their choice the activities will be designed.

Break Time
30 minutes
Break time is planned for children to take rest and take lunch while seating together in a groups and discussing about their day.
Sensory or Outdoor Play
45 minutes

During this time, children go outside the studios or work stations and can play, run, climb, gardening the outdoor activities where they will be more in surrounded by nature.
Interaction Time
45 minutes
Interaction time is when they will be shown some videos in projector where they can interact with each other and can ask question to tutors and can discuss the learning of everyday.

The Bell Goes Off

 Area Requirements

Area Requirements Common Learning Spaces

Staff Rooms Library Color Studio
Meeting Rooms Eating area Dance & music studio
Admin office Open seating or Amphitheater Clay room – Ceramics
Toilets Indoor sports
Entrance Study space / Class room
Reception 12 classrooms (3+3+2=8)
Kitchen for meals making Computer Lab
Sports storage Science Labs (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
Garden space
Corridors
Proposal
Site Plan
 Middle + Secondary Stage

Foundational Stage

Preparatory Stage
Circulation