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My Coworker And I Turned Boring School Hallways Into Hogwarts
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My Coworker And I Turned Boring School Hallways Into Hogwarts

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Last year, my coworker and I at Parkside School decided to try theming our classrooms like Hogwarts houses from the Harry Potter series. It went over so well with our students that we decided to take it a step further this year and Harry Potter theme our whole hallway. We hired a local artist to paint wall murals and added three-dimensional elements to give our students a totally immersive experience. We now have transformed our entire 7th and 8th-grade school hallway so that our students will feel like they are walking the halls of Hogwarts castle.

Other than the murals, the transformation has been done by the two of us with inexpensive materials and donated items. Since transforming the rooms into those from Hogwarts school last year, we have had a huge decrease in student discipline referrals and an increased interest among our middle school students in reading and discussing books.

Parkside is a K-8th grade school in rural Cullman County, Alabama. It is a title one school in an economically depressed area. The project was done completely with funds raised by our 5K race and out of teachers’ own pockets. I have no idea how many hours we have spent on it-definitely in the hundreds by now! Our principal has been very supportive of our ideas and allowing us to do this project.

Ravenclaw Classroom Entrance

Slytherin Classroom Entrance

Gryffindor Classroom Entrance (Hagrid’s Hut)

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Hufflepuff Classroom Entrance

Platform 9 3/4

Whomping Willow and part of the Forbidden Forest

Dementor in the Hallway

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Ravenclaw Common Room/English Lang. Arts Classroom

Details inside Slytherin Classroom

These teachers turned their boring school hallway into Hogwarts!

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Jacy Douglas

Jacy Douglas

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Middle school English teacher and all-around nerd. My hobbies include forgetting where I put my phone and making sure my students know the difference between your and you're. I have two children I personally gave birth to and hundreds more who are "my kids."

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Jacy Douglas

Jacy Douglas

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Middle school English teacher and all-around nerd. My hobbies include forgetting where I put my phone and making sure my students know the difference between your and you're. I have two children I personally gave birth to and hundreds more who are "my kids."

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Kelly
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Education is for sure more interesting with this project, and you did a good job!

K. LNU
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! All donated time and money! I do hope the kids at this school appreciated what their teachers did for them! Of course that sets the bar pretty high for this coming school year! lol

Heather Vance
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow Vonskippy needs a hug stat! How are they morons because they tried to do something great for their students? I'm not even a harry potter fanatic and I love this idea. And you should check your facts because every store I've ever been in has Harry Potter birthday stuff. You need a xanax and a hug.

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Kelly
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Education is for sure more interesting with this project, and you did a good job!

K. LNU
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! All donated time and money! I do hope the kids at this school appreciated what their teachers did for them! Of course that sets the bar pretty high for this coming school year! lol

Heather Vance
Community Member
6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow Vonskippy needs a hug stat! How are they morons because they tried to do something great for their students? I'm not even a harry potter fanatic and I love this idea. And you should check your facts because every store I've ever been in has Harry Potter birthday stuff. You need a xanax and a hug.

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