CONTENTS Acknowledgments v List of Figures vi Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 01 Chapter 2 Children and Learning 04 2.1 Children and Learning 04 2.1.1 School as Learning Environment 04 2.1.2 Furniture as Learning Aid 05 Chapter 3 Literature study 06 3.1 Teaching Method and Philosophies 06 3.2 Jean Piaget’s Theory of Development 09 3.3 Educational Requirement of children 10 Chapter 4 Case Studies 12 4.1 Criteria for the selection of Case studies 12 4.2 The study 13 4.3 The School 15 Shreyas Foundation, Ahmedabad 4.3.1 Introduction 15 4.3.2 Physical components 16 4.3.2.1 Wall 16 4.3.2.2 Storage 17 4.3.2.3 Writing Surface 18 4.3.2.4 Educational Toys 18 4.3.2.5 Seating 19 4.3.2.6 Worktop 20 4.3.2.6 Floor 21 Ruby English Primary School, Astodia , Ahmedabad 4.3.3 Introduction 22 4.3.4 Physical components 23 4.3.4.1 Wall 23 4.3.4.2 Storage 24 4.3.4.3 Writing Surface 24 4.3.4.4 Educational Toys 25 4.3.4.5 Seating 25 4.3.4.6 Floor 26 4.3.5 Introduction 27 4.3.6 Physical components 28 4.3.6.1 Wall 28 4.3.6.2 Storage 28 4.3.6.3 Writing Surface 29 4.3.6.4 Seating and worktop 29 Municipal School, Ellis 10, Ahmedabad 4.3.7 Introduction 30 4.3.8 Physical components 31 4.3.8.1 Wall 31 4.3.8.2 Storage 31 4.3.8.3 Writing Surface 32 4.3.8.4 Seating and worktop 32 4.3.8.5 Floor 33 4.4 Inferences 34 4.5 Anthropometric Data 35 Chapter 5 Design 37 5.1 Design Brief 37 5.2 Concept 39 5.3 Material Selection 40 5.4 Tools and Limitations 40 5.5 Design Development 41 5.6 Prototype 42 5.6.1 Mock up 1 42 5.6.2 Mock up 2 43 5.6.2.1 Making of Desk 43 5.6.2.2 Making of Stool 46 5.7 Drawings 50 5.8 Various Permutations,Combinations 51 References 53