<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0PSb5G_0vjg1Lz600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0PSb5G_0vjg1Lz600" width="1003" height="1054" ></figure>Classroom Design<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0K98qg_0vjg1Lz600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0K98qg_0vjg1Lz600" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>English teacher Kristen Huang displays student artwork throughout her room. ( By Avery Clement )</figcaption></figure>KRISTEN HUANG “I just love art, I’m not an artist [but] I just appreciate it a lot,” Huang said. “I can remember coming back and this piece was left for me, like specifically left in the office.”“My hope is that they feel comfortable when they come in here, because it feels homey, and another reason I have the desks like this is because we do roses and thorns a lot, and I want my students to get to know each other, and once they do, they feel more comfortable.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3kXNoq_0vjg1Lz600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3kXNoq_0vjg1Lz600" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>Spanish teacher Siri Campbell makes her room decor fun so that students feel comfortable. ( By Avery Clement )</figcaption></figure>SIRI CAMPBELL “I really like a space that feels comfortable, welcoming, and warm. I want to feel like as a teacher, I’m approachable, and kids feel comfortable and safe coming here.”“I like to have my memes up there so kids can see, kind of my personality, and like what I think is funny. And I like to make connections with what’s currently going on in the world, and kind of have that in my room.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4cHf4R_0vjg1Lz600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4cHf4R_0vjg1Lz600" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>English teacher Sara Sedgwick decorates her room with educational student projects. ( By Avery Clement )</figcaption></figure>SARA SEDGWICK “I don’t put many of my own things [in my room], because I want students to feel like it’s their space too.”“I try not to do much to the wall. Especially the front so it’s easier for some students to focus. I don’t get distracted, but then I also have information that would be helpful for them to use as we go throughout the day.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1YAK11_0vjg1Lz600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1YAK11_0vjg1Lz600" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>History teacher Jeff Wieland decorates his room with learning tools for his students including his poster of Abraham Lincoln. ( By Avery Clement )</figcaption></figure>JEFF WIELAND “I try to put things on the wall, I think have some relevance, but not be overwhelming.”“I think the stuff you put on your walls isn’t just decorative. There should be a function to it and if there isn’t one, then I feel like you can get into the world of distraction.”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1U6OOl_0vjg1Lz600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1U6OOl_0vjg1Lz600" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>English teacher Madeline Byrd-Wright feels it is important to add personality to her room through decor. ( By Avery Clement )</figcaption></figure>MADELINE BYRD-WRIGHT “I spend a lot of time here, and I want to feel like this is my space,” Bryd-Wright said. “Personalizing your space is such a huge part of your personality, and it can show a little bit of [who you are]. I want to have a space that reflects who I am in a way.”“I try to make [my room] not super overstimulating because that can be really distracting and a little overwhelming. I try to make it a little bit more on the calming side.”</div></body>

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Teachers decorate classrooms to aid in students learning

“I just love art, I’m not an artist [but] I just appreciate it a lot,” Huang said. “I can remember coming back and this piece was left for me, like specifically left in the office.”. “My hope is that they feel comfortable when they come in here,...