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Whether you’re in middle school, high school, university, or anything in between, it has never been a better time to be a student.
Classroom designs around the globe embrace smart and practical new technologies filled with bright ideas in their buildings, all geared toward making it easier for students to explore learning.
It’s not all just for show, either - a 2012 study by the Miami-Dade Public School Board showed that modern architecture school facilities using active learning methods contribute to the well-being and academic performance of students and that teachers working in a more technologically advanced environment are more likely to keep their jobs.
Here at Bored Panda, we think these ingenious upgrades and big ideas deserve some recognition, so we’ve put together a list of some of the most creative school hacks and cool things people have installed at their buildings.
Vote for the ones you’d most like to bring to your principal’s desk, and add photos of your own school’s smart creations below!
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#1
Technical University Munich Put Slides In Their Building. I'm Pretty Jealous
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#2
This Door In A Math Classroom
#3
My Son's Homework Has A Barcode That When Scanned Takes Him To An Instructional Youtube Video Posted By His Teacher Related To The Lesson
#4
My School's Periodic Table
#5
This Japanese Kindergarten Is Built Around A Tree
#6
I Found This In My School Computer Room
#7
My Son's School Has A Vending Machine For School Supplies
#8
New Preschool In Japan Collects Rainwater Into Puddles For Kids To Play In
#9
How My University Is Helping Us Get Over Exam Stress
Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago
Oh yes... those... hm... Everytime I get a package, I get glassy eyes after a few seconds of "pop... pop... pop..." I find it disturbingly addictive :x Pop.... pop... pop... pop...
#10
My Cooking Class Has A Mirror On The Ceiling So We Can See What The Teacher Is Doing
Lord Beerus 8 years ago
Our school does too, i'm pretty sure a lot of schools have this since my sister's school did too
#11
My University Has Coasters That Can Test Your Drink For Rape Drugs
#12
School Paints Lockers As Book Spines To Create An "Avenue Of Literature"
#13
Our Local High School Has Solar Panel Tables With Usb Outlet Ports For Students To Charge Their Devices
Mascha Claessens 8 years ago
We have these too ^_^ Just as a bench, not a table, but still! zonnebank_...g_0178.jpg 
#14
Hate Getting Stuck Behind Slow People On The Stairs? My School Just Put These In Everywhere On Campus
#15
This School Has A Slide Direct From Classroom To Playground. Childhood Dream
#16
My Daughter's First Grade Classroom Has Desks With Pedals So Kids Can Move While Learning
#17
The Science Building In My University Has Periodic Tables
#18
My University Provides Students With Dogs As A Stress Reliever During Finals Week
#19
My School Has Skateboard Parking
Anne Madag 8 years ago
is it able to lock? just asking. because i'm afraid if someone stole it.
#20
My University Math Lab Chairs Have Binary On Them
#21
This Vending Machine At My School Sells Various School Supplies
#22
This Just Got Installed At My School. A Public Work Bench For Your Bicycle Compete With Tools And A QR Code For Common Repair Help
Brianna Bastian 8 years ago
they have these at a university in Australia, brilliant idea. these need to be distributed around town
#23
Classroom Clock
#24
My School Gym Has A Complimentary Sunscreen Dispenser
#25
This Is How My University Stops Thieves
#26
This Stapler Is Mounted Outside Of A Classroom In One Of My University's Buildings. I Have Never Seen This Before, But It Is A Brilliant Idea
#27
Lovely Counting Stairs
#28
My School Has A Nap Room
#29
This Machine That Detects Sound-Level At My University's Library
Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
The middle one is like "oh boy, here we go again, the noisy ones have arrived"
#30
My Kid's New School Has A Twirly Slide To Get Downstairs
#31
Cool Classroom For ADHD Teens In Israel
#32
My University Has A Secured Charging Station You Can Safety Lock And Charge Your Devices
#33
My College Has A Vending Machine For Violin Strings And Woodwind Reeds
Anastasia Cyr'Nyth 8 years ago
My sister, who plays violin, saw this and started sawing how she's going to that university
#34
The Skylight In My University's Math Building Is Decorated By Fibonacci Spirals
#35
Basement Floor Of My Campus Library Has A Treadmill With A Computer, So You Can Exercise And Study At The Same Time
#36
How To Encourage College Kids To Recycle
#37
This School Has A Water Fountain And Bottle Fountain
Kaitlyn DSOUZA 8 years ago
my school has this but its a two in one - the water fountain is slightly pulled outwards from the wall while the bottle fountain is pressed against it (the wall)
#38
My Chemistry Teacher Modded His Classroom Lab Tables. Installed Semi-Touch Screen Computers Into The Middle Of The Desks With Mac Mini's, Wii Remotes, Projectors, Etc.
#39
My University Puts QR Codes On Some Of The Trees So That Passersby And Students Can Identify Them
#40
My University Has Marker Board For Walls In Their Library Study Rooms
#41
My Windowless Classroom Has Fake Sky Panels In Place Of The Plastic Covers On The Fluorescent Lights
#42
In Addition To Bike Racks, My School Has Skateboard Racks
#43
My Schools Propaganda Against E-Cigs
#44
My School Has An All Gender Restroom
#45
My University Has Solar Powered Picnic Tables
#46
My College Just Installed New White Board Tables
#47
The Most Amazing Desk I Have Sat In In College!
#48
Every Math's Teachers Dream Door Mat
#49
The Supermarket At My University Allows You To Up/Downvote New Products And At 50 Likes It Is Adapted Into The Shop
#50
My College Has Chairs To Help With Stairway Evacuations
#52
An Easy Improvement
#53
This Class Has A Mirror At The Back So The Teacher Can See The Students' Monitors
#54
The Pharmacy Building At My University Has A Mock CVS Pharmacy To Train Students
#55
The Clock In My Chemistry Classroom
Daniel Zarins 8 years ago
It's to help you remember number of elements on the periodic table. For example: C = Carbon. Periodic number = 6 on the periodic table
#56
My University Has Classes In A Movie Theatre And We Have Desks That Fit Into The Cupholders
Vicki AKA v23474 8 years ago
I think there's a cup holder in the design, because the ones in the seats are holding the desk :)
#57
The Flexible, Creative Working Spaces Inside The Stanford d.School
#58
A School I Visited Yesterday Had Useful Reminders On Every Step In The Mathematics Department
#59
"Spy With The Shimmering Cloak" Area In Elementary School Where Students Can Experience The Idea Of The Periscope, Explore The Colour Spectrum, Learn About Complementary Colours And Many More
#60
Staircase At My University Gives You A Step By Step Calorie Burn Count
Anne Madag 8 years ago
how many KCAL will burn if I will spend my day on this staircase? ;D *fat*
#61
My Little Sisters School Has A Vending Machine For Books
#62
My University Has Peep-Holes On Classroom Doors So You Don't Walk In On A Class
#63
My Daughter's School Uses These To Transport Babies Around The Campus
#64
The Mathematics Building At My University Numbers Each Step From The Ground Up, With The Prime Numbers In Red
#65
Creative Stairs
#66
Multiplication Up
Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
That's overloaded. Kids wouldn't pay attention to that as there's too much there.
#67
My University Has An Ear Plug Dispenser In The Library
Anna Thouvenin 8 years ago
2 dollars seems extremely overpriced. Last time I checked, you can get a 50 pieces bag for this price...
#68
There Is A Chemicals Vending Machine In My University's Chemistry Department
Aidan Edwards 8 years ago
This isn't a disaster waiting to happen... just my kind of school! Where is this, because I wanna get in!
#69
My School Has These Small Spikes So You Cant Sit There Incase You Fall Down
Jim Hubbard 8 years ago
I guess making the railings to thin for comfortable sitting was just too difficult. Then again the style of these banisters looks like they were built long ago...when people acted like adults in public.
#70
At My High School Everyone Has His Own Socket And Ethernet Slot
P-m Faleke 8 years ago
A lot of Swedish citys have free WIFI in the public schools. I would guess that a majority of the private schools also have free WIFI in the school.
#71
Hallway In A High School That Has A Periodic Table And Other Science Formula On Ceiling.
Final score:
29points
#72
My Daughter's Elementary School Has A Pen, Pencil, And Paper Vending Machine
#73
This Clock In Our Science Class
#74
Staircase In Highschool For Math Subject!
Final score:
25points
Goodluck Ede 8 years ago
Creativity is about going the extra mile!Both the school and your good self did.
#75
Cell Phone Charging Station In High School
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