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 are embracing 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 the 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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Technical University Munich Put Slides In Their Building. I'm Pretty Jealous
This Door In A Math Classroom
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
My School's Periodic Table
This Japanese Kindergarten Is Built Around A Tree
I Found This In My School Computer Room
My Son's School Has A Vending Machine For School Supplies
New Preschool In Japan Collects Rainwater Into Puddles For Kids To Play In
How My University Is Helping Us Get Over Exam Stress
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...
My Cooking Class Has A Mirror On The Ceiling So We Can See What The Teacher Is Doing
Our school does too, i'm pretty sure a lot of schools have this since my sister's school did too
My University Has Coasters That Can Test Your Drink For Rape Drugs
School Paints Lockers As Book Spines To Create An "Avenue Of Literature"
Our Local High School Has Solar Panel Tables With Usb Outlet Ports For Students To Charge Their Devices
We have these too ^_^ Just as a bench, not a table, but still! zonnebank_...g_0178.jpg 
Hate Getting Stuck Behind Slow People On The Stairs? My School Just Put These In Everywhere On Campus
This School Has A Slide Direct From Classroom To Playground. Childhood Dream
My Daughter's First Grade Classroom Has Desks With Pedals So Kids Can Move While Learning
The Science Building In My University Has Periodic Tables
My University Provides Students With Dogs As A Stress Reliever During Finals Week
My School Has Skateboard Parking
is it able to lock? just asking. because i'm afraid if someone stole it.
My University Math Lab Chairs Have Binary On Them
This Vending Machine At My School Sells Various School Supplies
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
they have these at a university in Australia, brilliant idea. these need to be distributed around town
Classroom Clock
My School Gym Has A Complimentary Sunscreen Dispenser
This Is How My University Stops Thieves
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
Lovely Counting Stairs
My School Has A Nap Room
This Machine That Detects Sound-Level At My University's Library
The middle one is like "oh boy, here we go again, the noisy ones have arrived"
That's the look on my face about 80% of the time. There are common areas at school but everything that's not should be a quiet zone because our school is very competitive & we need every spare second to study!
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I want this for my classroom! I have one boisterous class that I love but they can be loud!
This is from a Judy moody/Stink book it was called the yak buster 5000
we had that in my elementary school. when it got to the red it was so loud
omg i f*****g hated this....not to bash or anything but they set this thing next to all the special ed kids at lunch , and meanness to say when one of them spazed out ( turning) it red made everyone in the cafeteria be quite for 5m
They had a decibel meter like that in a school where my wife worked a couple of years ago. They had to take it away because the kids had screaming competitions to get it to level red.
My Kid's New School Has A Twirly Slide To Get Downstairs
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these are all so smart and useful... they should do these in all schools
all great idesas, but would be nice to see more examples for schools with low budgets.
Repeated a lot of the things didn't you? How many times maths on the stairs, multiple vending machines etc. Got a bit boring and repetitive. But in general some cool ideas. But how about some innovative ideas for schools in less than privileged areas? Where there isn't money for most of these gadgets?
these are all so smart and useful... they should do these in all schools
all great idesas, but would be nice to see more examples for schools with low budgets.
Repeated a lot of the things didn't you? How many times maths on the stairs, multiple vending machines etc. Got a bit boring and repetitive. But in general some cool ideas. But how about some innovative ideas for schools in less than privileged areas? Where there isn't money for most of these gadgets?
