THE FUTURE OF LEARNING

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.

AUTENTIC LEARNING, PASSIONS & CO-CREATION

Let’s fuel our schools with authentic learning experiences, learners’ passions, caring learning communities and learners as co-designers of their own learning journeys.

INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Let’s create learning environments that support multiple ways of learning, relationships and friendships and not least both collaboration and

CREATIVITY, INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Let’s explore creativity, innovation and hands-on projects that matters to students and the communities they are part of, and leave a mark.

STUDENTS
AS CO-DESIGNERS
OF LEARNING

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.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

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.

RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS FOR ALL

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.

MULTIPLE WAYS OF LEARNING
- ALWAYS DOING

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.

WE ARE PART OF NATURE & a GLOBAL VILLAGE

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?

VIRTUAL LEARNING SPACES & DIGITAL CREATIVITY

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.

LEARNING WITHOUT FRONTIERS

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.

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Workshop on co-creation for school management and Professional Center in Holbæk Municipality

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Pedagogical game night at Lundtofte Skole

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Capacity expansion at Hillerød Vest, Ålholm

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Workshop on contemporary schooling in Adelaide

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Workshop on contemporary schooling in Adelaide

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Association for Learning Environments Europe event!

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A4LE October 21: Learner-led Design Across Europe

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Third year with Project-Based Learning in Høje-Taastrup!

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Project-based Learning – getting started on Funen!

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Lindbjergskolen wins School Architecture Award 2020

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Lene on learning spaces at Spazio Leo T.V. in Modena

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Learning Space Design Lab at Enghavegård School

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Autens at LEGO Idea Conference 2020 – virtual edition

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Autens Social Online – PBL in the jungle and in Denmark

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Redesigning Funder-Kragelund School

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New School in Hørning: Programming future facilities

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The House of Generations – new school for Nivaa

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Spaces Matters – Deeper Learning Conference

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Autens at “Danmarks Læringsfestival”

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Podcast: Lene Jensby Lange about Learning Space Design

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Workshop on Early Years Environments for Vrå Children House

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The Creative, Critical Thinker in Early Years, Helsingør

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The new Lindbjerg School has opened

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Helsingør School rebuilt for the future

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Interview: Lene in conversation with Diarmaid Lawlor, A&DS, Scotland

Lene was invited to deliver the opening keynote at Education Building Scotland – a yearly conference

Study trip to High Tech High in San Diego

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Project-Based Learning: 3 year programme in Høje Taastrup

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Project Based Learning at Brorsonskolen

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Open Course for 3K: Spaces, relationship compentecy & motivation – Louise Klinge & Lene

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BUILDING PROGRAM FOR NEW ARENA QUARTER SCHOOL

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KICK-OFF ! EVENT FOR ALL RØDOVRE SCHOOLS

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Workshop for Marslev Children House

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Workshop about learning environments at Skovmose School

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Documentary on the future of Work and Learning

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Global Schools Alliance at Liger in Cambodia

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Borgerskolens PBL-project in the news!

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Autens named Top 100 Innovator for Learning Space Design Lab

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Bedford-Copenhagen Learning Exchange

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Copenhagen – documents & info

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EAS Malmö programme August 2014

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Helsingor New Mid-town School

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SKUB: Transforming and rebuilding

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Learning Spaces

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International Partnership Programme

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SKUB – pedagogy defines architecture

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Learning Spaces as Transformational Engine

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Specialist Schools & Academies Trust, SSAT: Study Trip 2010

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Frederikssund: Learning Space Toolbox – keynote

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Future College: Cloud Schooling – and re-thinking secondary

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Road map to new Learning Vision for Gentofte

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Ordrup School: Innovative learning environments with great impact

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Nursery Skovmosen: Creative Curriculum

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Skovshoved School: Innovative learning environments in school

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Nordre School, Svendborg, Annual Meeting: School of the Future

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Station Next: New Vision Statement – process facilitation

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Vision Workshop for school leaders in Leicestershire

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Rudersdal: New nursery structure, new possibilities

Spring 2008 The city of Rudersdal had just introduced a new organisational structure for the citys

Munkegårds School: Innovative Learning Environments

My role: – Project manager for interior design project in relation to school reconstruction. – Set

Bakkegaards School: Design of new home areas

My role: – Project manager for interior design project in relation to school reconstruction. – Development

Lene Jensby Lange, inspirerende læringsmiljøer, skolereform og skoleudvikling

EU Expert Workshop: Future education programmes

November 2009 After at talk given by Lene Jensby Lange at the European Conference on Creativity,

BSEC: Workshop and presentations in London, February 2010

March 2010 In collaboration with Grontmij, Lene Jensby Lange gave two talks on recent Danish school design

UCR (FE): Vision Process for Board of Governors

The vocational college Danish Meat Trade College – UCR, Slagteriskolen planned to expand the school. Lene Jensby

The Universe Foundation: Task force on Future Schools

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Gentofte Skole: new learning spaces in old squaremeters

Gentofte School would like to explore the potential for renewing the school and its educational opportunities

Samsoegades School: Vision process

December 2009 Following a talk in Aarhus at a public parents and head teachers seminar hosted

Streamlining construction team collaboration

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Soegaard School: Seminar on competence profiles for teachers

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Strategic Competence Development: Seminar for school leaders

December 2008 Lene Jensby Lange was commissioned – in collaboration with Gentofte local council staff –

Ordrup Youth Club: Competence and collaboration seminar

Spring 2009 Lene Jensby Lange was asked to facilitate a day of organisational development at Ordrup

Learning from Denmark: Keynote on building Danish schools and learning spaces

June 2009 Lene Jensby Lange, representing colleagues in Grontmij, gave a keynote speech at a well-attended

Bakkegaards School: School Development and Construction

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: School development and reconstruction

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.