"As we evaluate our recently completed campuses, we’re finding that collaboration spaces, intended for bringing people together, are increasingly demonstrating their value. Movable partitions and a variety of furniture choices will allow classrooms to expand and create smaller learning zones. The ability to separate pods of students into separate physical spaces is going to be key going forward. It maintains those aspects of school that provide a social opportunity, serving a greater percentage of the student body in a pandemic environment."
Some pre-pandemic decisions regarding flexible and open workspaces are having unplanned benefits for schools to protect students from the coronavirus.