
3 new daycares for Vejen Municipality in Denmark
Population growth in the surrounding towns of Vejen Municipality has meant an increasedpressure on daycare facilities,
What should the future of learning look like? How will we design learning experiences for learners of today that matter to them now and tomorrow? How will we listen, explore and understand the emerging future and what is in the hearts of the learners we serve?
How do we create schools that empower children and young people, enabling them to navigate and thrive in a complex world as competent, responsible leaders of their own lives, contributing positively to the communities they belong to?
We have identified ten pathways to the future of learning as we reimagine and transform our schools to enable lives worth dreaming of for all our learners. Use the pathways individually or in combination to explore potential futures together for your school.
Needless to say that we would love to collaborate with you to bring inspiring futures to life in collaboration with learners and teachers. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Lene at any time.
Let’s fuel our schools with authentic learning experiences, learners’ passions, caring learning communities and learners as co-designers of their own learning journeys.
Let’s create learning environments that support multiple ways of learning, relationships and friendships and not least both collaboration and
Let’s all be learners and all be teachers as we co-design the paths where we unfold and create new knowledge, skills and competences.
Let’s work in teams to design learning experiences and support all our learners in ways that work for them. 21st century learning is definitely a team sport.
Let’s create compassionate learning communities and support relationships and friendships, making every learner feel they matter, belong and are appreciated for who they are.
Let’s play, explore, experiment and create as learning is best done by doing. And let’s do it together as learning is a social process. Make learning accessible in multiple ways to allow for choice and different needs.
Let’s reframe the way we live on our little planet to understand ourselves as part of nature and of each others lives. What is our relationship with the Global Sustainability Goals and how will we make a difference?
Let’s harness the power of virtuel environments and embrace the fabulous opportunities to learn, create and connect while understanding the complexity and wicked questions of our digital world.
Let’s break down the walls and open up our schools to the world around us, through authentic partnerships to collaborate on work that matters, and connect our learners with abundant inspiration and opportunities to explore and understand the richness of life.
Population growth in the surrounding towns of Vejen Municipality has meant an increasedpressure on daycare facilities,
We are incredibly proud that Sundby School has won the World Architecture Festival’s category for Education.
The Blue Denmark gets a new landmark: Kragholmen – the maritime school in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Together
What characterizes a good teacher team? How to become a professional learning community? that was the
The Municipality of Holbæk, in Denmark, asked Autens to hold a co-creative workshop for the municipality’s
This week Autens Pasifika held a Learning Space Design Lab ™️ workshop with staff, community members and
Lundtofte Skole held a games night, where the staff played a game about school development. Autens
Hillerød Vest skolen, branch Ålholm grows from three to four tracks, as part of Hillerød municipality’s
Hillerødsholm Skolen grows from three to 4 tracks, as part of Hillerød Municipality’s capacity expansion of
Sophienborgskolen grows from two to three tracks. Together with the school’s management, the municipality, employees and
Last week 100 school principals and architects in Adelaide joined our workshop on contemporary schooling to
Last week 100 school principals and architects in Adelaide joined our workshop on contemporary schooling to
A big shout out to the teaching teams at Oranga School who had amazing energy, engagement
St Joseph’s School is a small 3 teacher school in Matamata New Zealand. They have a
Autens Pasifika joined a great day out with students from Liger Leadership Academy New Zealand who
Autens Pasifika was invited to co-present a workshop at the A4LE Australasia Conference with Kimberley Powell
May Road School Principal, Lynda Stuart, asked me to join her project team to support the
Creativity can be taught, learned and developed. Hear Lene in conversation with West Virginia Department of
How can collaboration be understood in a school context and what does it look like in
Getting ready to air live from Søllested Landsbyordning last week for our Association for Learning Environments
Join professor Stephen Heppell, Terry White and our founder Lene Jensby Lange this Wednesday for the
In 2020-2021, our comprehensive professional development programme for 600 teachers in Hoeje-Taastrup is moving into its
One in five young people find life difficult to a degree where their mental health is
At Søllested Village School head teacher Bitten Maria Svendsen and her colleagues have shown both bravery and
Finally, we can share these exiting news with you guys! Sundby will get a new and
We would like to share this fun new project with you guys! Children are redesigning their
At the start of the school year 2020 we had the pleasure of introducing this lovely
In 2017 our cross-disciplinary team of Årstiderne Arkitekter, Sweco and Mutopia won the competition for the new Lindbjergskolen in Herning with
Lene is keynoting online at the upcoming IC3 Spazio Leo event i Modena. Istituto Comprensivo 3 di
Enghavegård School is aspiring to create the most welcoming, child-friendly environments that enable personalization and encourage
On the 10th and 11th of March Lene and Thea moved the office from Roskilde
Friday 13th of March Autens went online with our first mini pop-up conference and Autens Social.
Silkeborg municipality wishes to modernize the 3,5 form entry Funder-Kragelund School, department Funder, where there is
The city of Skanderborg is investing in new school facilities in Hørning. They will replace the
In 2018, the Municipality of Fredensborg initiated the development of the strategic urban development plan for
Friday Social on Zoom. We meet with friends from Denmark and our old intern from Japan
Welcome fellow educators! We are looking at why and how spaces matters – and we are
3rd and 4th of March, Autens moved the office to stand 148 at the yearly Danmarks
Hornbæk Skole in then North of Zealand has endeavored to transition to project-based learning. Teachers, in
In this podcast with Lene Jensby Lange on Aaron Maurers podcast series Coffee For The Brain
The city of Hjørring is building a new combined nursery and kindergarten in Vrå. The facility
Enghavegård School is aspiring to create the most welcoming, child-friendly environments that enable personalization and encourage
How do we create the best conditions for children’s play, relationships, curiosity and in early years?
Lindbjergskolen was inaugurated January 2020 by Prime minister Mette Frederiksen. We are proud to be part
Helsingør School, department: Skolen i Bymidten, has been rebuilt for the future. In January the school
Lene was invited to deliver the opening keynote at Education Building Scotland – a yearly conference
Peter and Lise Lotte were both in November 2019 on a study trip to the High
In August 2018 the Future School project in the city of Høje Taastrup was launched. It
Brorsonskolen in Varde is facing the need to merge two of the municipality’s other schools and
In collaboration with Louise Klinge, Autens teaches an in-depth module over three afternoons for the 3K
Description Copenhagen municipality have hired Autens for the purpose to update their educational function program for
For the 2nd year in a row, Autens was invited to help kick off the school
25th of July 2019, all of Marslev Children Houses’ staff were gathered for a workshop with
11th of May 2019 the Autens team was ready to welcome all the teachers and pedagogues
Have you ever thought about how the way we design learning spaces help to influence our
Last year Marlen and Finn from The Future of Work Documentary team from Forever Day One
Description: Fredensborg Municipality is investing massively in the school district in these years with several planned
At fall in 2018 we met with the leaders of our Global Schools Alliance schools at
The Danish television channel TV2 Lorry were broadcasting from the first Exhibition night at Borgerskolen, following
Real Project-Based Learning can work wonders. 80 teachers got a big bite of this Monday and
We were humbled last September to receive international recognition for our work on Learning Space Design
Fascinating week experiencing Danish education through the eyes of a Japanese delegation from the ministry of
Of course, we brought our new-found bit of fun, our Virtual Reality glasses, to Japan last
Clare Emily behind Pittsburgh Gal Principal podcast series interviews Lene Jensby Lange on contemporary learning models,
Carolineskolen, a School in Copenhagen Denmark, wishes to reinvent their current school and create the best
Carolineskolen in Copenhagen wishes to reinvent their current school and create the best school possible for
Education Achievement Service (EAS), South East Wales, approached Mike Davies in 2014 to set up facilitated
In 2012 Autens was approached by Bedford Borough Council, England, to initiate and support a rolling
Here you can find useful resources to give you a bit of background on Danish education.
School visits in Copenhagen: Detailed programme – with details of transportation etc. Overview: Monday the 25th – arriving
SWEDEN Itenary from Malmö – travel info in red. Transport in Malmö: Bus: Every bus trip
The Foundation Phase Team from South East Wales visits Copenhagen and Malmö in November 3-7. Their
We have just won the bid for expansion of the teacher college at UCN in Aalborg.
A little season treat for debate: 10 catalysts for transformation of education. Which kind of school
Hellerup School is a distinctive example of an innovative school designed for 21st century learning. The school is – as the only school in the SKUB project – built from new. Its ground-breaking design is based on personalised, agile learning spaces, entirely without classrooms.
In Helsingore, the city of Hamlet, two state schools, an afternoon club and the citys’ music
SKUB is a comprehensive school development and expansion programme of the city of Gentofte, Denmark. It ran from 1998 through 2009 and involved visionary restructuring and rebuilding of all 12 schools – as well as the new Hellerup Skole. The project budget was 1.5 billion Danish krones (£170 million) – and also included afternoon clubs, sports halls, community libraries in schools and dental clinics for children.
Autens is often involved in restructuring, designing and (re)building schools as an inspirational partner, advisor, project
Autens believes that learning should be joyful, meaningful, personalised and co-created. And we believe that learning spaces should mirror this and invite creativity of all kinds, embrace differences and show tolerance – and not least communicate the vision of learning.
Autens is committed to the importance of school and learning space design. Learning Spaces are strong narratives that guide students and teachers in their daily work and help make effective and joyful learning happen. Schools and learning spaces should be a clear picture of the learning vision which is at the core of any good school development project.
Over the years, Autens has developed a palet of tools that help formulate customised learning spaces. The tools are built on research in learning, psychology, neurology, organisational cultures and organisational development as well as our experience in the field from working with schools and cities.
Autens is passionate about school development to embrace children as they are – in all their
Autens strongly believes in the importance of school and learning space design. Learning Spaces are strong
Next week is a great milestone in our Future College Project: 200 young people from three schools in Gentofte have chosen courses across the participating schools. During the week the students will set learning goals, participate in counselling sessions, use facebook and more – while immersed in learning of their choice, in various small learning communities. We will follow them closely! Read more about Future College.
Autens works with Human Scale Education, as their Danish partner, to set up partnerships between British
Talk at the Building Future Schools Conference (Godt Skolebyggeri) January 2009 – Lene in collaboration with former colleague
Keynote at Erhvervsejendoms conference on Building Schools and Knowledge Facilities, October 2009. Have: Old school buildings?
A group of head teachers from England paid us a visit: It was a study tour
May 2010: Autens gave a keynote speech at a conference for head teachers in the city
A new type of school for teenagers: How does a school look, if it is designed from a teenagers’ perspective, rests on the shoulders of research on brains and learning and with all the experience of the comprehensive school development in Denmark?
January 2010 Autens was commissioned to design a workshop resulting in the drawing of a road
The interior design solutions at Ordrup School is exceptionally interesting. There has been great emphasis on creating educational value in every squaremeter – with a light color scheme that shows that schools can be anything but linoleum and similar tables with steel frames and laminate tabletops.
Spring 2009 Lene Jensby Lange organised and facilitated the startup of a joint process to develop
My role: – Project manager for interior design project in relation to school reconstruction. – Develop
Spring 2009 Svend E. Pedersen recommended Autens to Nordre School, who were in the planning process
June 2009 A two-day seminar in the countryside with a bunch of crazy, wonderful people who
September 2009 Following a keynote at the Learning from Denmark conference in London, Lene Jensby Lange
Spring 2008 The city of Rudersdal had just introduced a new organisational structure for the citys
My role: – Project manager for interior design project in relation to school reconstruction. – Set
My role: – Project manager for interior design project in relation to school reconstruction. – Development
November 2009 After at talk given by Lene Jensby Lange at the European Conference on Creativity,
March 2010 In collaboration with Grontmij, Lene Jensby Lange gave two talks on recent Danish school design
The vocational college Danish Meat Trade College – UCR, Slagteriskolen planned to expand the school. Lene Jensby
Universe Foundation (Universefonden) Autumn 2009 The Danish Universe Foundation (associated with Danfoss Universe) commissioned a major
Gentofte School would like to explore the potential for renewing the school and its educational opportunities
December 2009 Following a talk in Aarhus at a public parents and head teachers seminar hosted
Building projects commissioned in partnering requires seamless and trusting cooperation in the joint team of client,
2008 How can we benefit from the wide range of skill, competences and experiences in the
December 2008 Lene Jensby Lange was commissioned – in collaboration with Gentofte local council staff –
Spring 2009 Lene Jensby Lange was asked to facilitate a day of organisational development at Ordrup
June 2009 Lene Jensby Lange, representing colleagues in Grontmij, gave a keynote speech at a well-attended
akkegårds school is redesigned and rebuilt for 100 + million kr. The reconstruction is based on the school’s educational vision.
The project management team consisted of Lene Jensby Lange, Autens, in collaboration with Peter Boris Damsgaard, Grontmij | Carl Bro, in the completing and commissioning phase.
Ordrup School is reorganized, refurbished and rebuilt marked for 100 + million. kr The reconstruction is based on the school’s educational vision.
Lene Jensby Lange Autens, and John Christensen, Grontmij | Carl Bro, amounted project management team in completing and commissioning phase. Lene with special focus on user involvement, communication and learning environments. See also the separate task on the construction of school learning environments for further examples.
Client: Gentofte Municipality, School & Outdoors Project Partners: Gentofte School management incl GFO and Leisure Period:
Client: Gentofte Kommune, the SKUB project Project Partners: Grontmij | Carl Bro, Skovshoved School + architect
11.06.2010 What narrative is conveyed through our learning spaces and school building? Does it support what
KL has launched the report New perspectives on elementary school. This report proposes a radical break from
11.05.2010 Junior College School for teenagers in a new way – or the school in the