FIRST OPEN-AIR SCHOOL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 410, 19 July 1928, Page 15

FIRST OPEN-AIR SCHOOL

AVONDALE EXPERIMENT BOARD AGREES TO TRIAL An open-air schoolroom, just as an experiment, is to be erected at Avondaie South, at the request of the committee. After discussing open-ab schools yesterday, the Auckland Education Board decided to make a trial of tbo new scheme. Both Wellington and Canterbury Boards wrote giving information about their experiments with the open-air type. Canterbury stated that it had definitely decided to erect schools on the open-air principle wheatver possible. Mr. S. B. Sims moved that viien the opportunity occurred the board should build a school as an experiment. The chairman, Mr. A. Bums: While 1 think our model school fills all requirements, we would be very stubborn not to try this Idea. ‘"The reports show that the schools are in the experimental stag*'. We should be careful of them,” -• <id Mr. H. S. W. King. Mr. F. A. Snell: Very few sites ars suitable for open-air school*. Mr. Richard Hoe suggested that the school should he tried, and that tht architect should be asked to give special attention to lighting. “Give us one at M&tamatn." suggested Mr. E. C. Banks. Avondale South's applicati m was granted.