Flexible and Reusable, Morph Brings a Cost-Effective Solution to Schools
Every day, schools seek ways to make their classrooms the most effective environments for learning. To achieve this, various factors need to be considered, from the style of learning for a particular topic or subject—whether teacher-led or group work—to the personal needs of the children in the class.
The Importance of Layout
The layout is crucial to success, and schools are continuously adapting spaces to reach their goals. This might include creating quiet spaces for children who need a break from stimulating environments or maximizing unused corners and empty classrooms. Transforming these areas can have positive effects, such as creating spaces for one-on-one teaching or group work.
Given the transient nature of these needs and limited school budgets, it is essential to invest in flexible solutions that can be adapted and reused in different ways.
Introducing Morph Dividers
Morph is a modular construction system consisting of just four components: single and double bricks, top, and base. Made from recycled plastic or sustainable bio-plastics, the bricks interlock to build almost any design to fit specific areas or break up spaces to create welcoming and practical environments.
Quick and flexible, Morph Dividers can be built within an hour or two, sometimes with the help of children. There are no tools or large components, making it easy to install during usual working hours without risks. The whole process is similar to playing with large Lego blocks! You can see some examples of our dividers HERE.
Flexible Dividers Improve Layouts and Save Budgets
Modern educational practices emphasize flexible and adaptive learning environments. Morph Dividers allow for the reconfiguration of classroom spaces to support various teaching methods, group work, and individual study areas.
Most importantly, Morph allows schools to rapidly respond to changing requirements. Whether in response to new SEN needs that require immediate attention, or adjustments to class sizes due to streaming or demographic changes, Morph enables schools to stay flexible.
Morph can be built to meet today’s requirements, then rebuilt to meet new needs without waste. The bricks simply pull apart back into component parts. These same bricks can then be used to create a completely new design in a new location.
Morph gives schools the flexibility to manage their spaces and budgets with a tool that improves the return on their investment.
Creating a Favourable Environment
Dividers help reduce noise levels within classrooms, creating a more conducive learning environment. Morph designs can be finished with various cladding options, from colourful acoustic materials to dampen noise travel to fun designs on printed linoleum.
Dividers help manage classroom behaviour by reducing distractions and creating more focused learning spaces. This is particularly useful for students with special educational needs, and the finishes can create the right environment to help pupils adjust and return to the lesson.
For students with SEN, individualized learning spaces can be tailored to their specific needs, providing a supportive environment that accommodates their unique learning styles and requirements. By reducing the overall noise level and visual clutter, dividers create a calmer learning environment conducive to focus and productivity.
Dividers also allow teachers to reconfigure the classroom layout, or use precious empty space, to support different learning styles. By creating defined, focused spaces, dividers enhance collaboration, improve learning outcomes, and support better classroom management. They can create multiple small group areas within the same classroom, enabling simultaneous group work without interference. Dividers provide clear physical boundaries for each group, helping students stay focused on their tasks and reducing distractions from other groups.
Benefits for School Academies
The flexibility Morph offers allows the bricks to be repurposed within school buildings and moved between schools, which is perfect for Academy Trusts. A Morph Divider that has served its purpose in one school can be disassembled and the bricks moved in manageable boxes to a new school, where they can be rebuilt in the original format or repurposed into a new product entirely. This provides a fantastic ROI and reduces carbon footprints.
FAQ
How Easy is it to Build a Morph Divider?
It’s very easy to build a Morph Divider—just like playing with giant Lego! If you aren’t sure if you are creating enough support for any freestanding structures, we can advise or send instructions on how to build your desired product. You can see examples of Morph builds on our TikTok videos [here]
How Cost-Effective are Morph Bricks?
Morph Bricks dividers are comparable in price to traditional stud walls but often make savings because the work doesn’t need to be completed out of hours. If plans change and you need to move the walls, Morph dividers offer a 90% cost saving as you use the same parts, and an almost 100% carbon footprint saving as nothing goes to landfill.
Can You Fix Things to Morph Dividers?
Morph dividers can be clad in all types of materials using magnetic fixings so there is no residue on the bricks when the cladding is removed. Cladding options include acoustic panels, wood cladding, linoleum, or printed boards. They are also great presentation areas for students’ work. The dividers can also be used to mount whiteboards or even smart screens and TVs.
Can Morph Bricks Be Used to Create Other Products in Schools?
Yes, Morph Bricks can be used to create various products for schools. Common requirements in junior schools include creating reading areas where students feel special sitting in a dedicated reading space. We can build themed areas like “castles” for younger children or study bays for older students. Morph Bricks can also be used for breakout seating areas or simple benches for cost-effective solutions in general school areas.
Enhancing Learning with Dividers
Morph offers a cost-effective, sustainable, reusable solution, get in touch to discuss how Morph can create the new layouts you need.