Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE)

                                               www.oecd.org/edu/facilities

The planning and design of educational facilities – schools, colleges and universities – impact learning. CELE promotes the exchange and analysis of policy, research and experience in all matters related to educational building.

What's new

Next compendium of exemplary educational facilities

18-Jun-2009

Following the success of the first three editions, CELE plans to publish a new compendium of exemplary educational facilities.

educationtoday - OECD’s education lighthouse for the way out of the crisis

23-Jun-2009

This collaborative space offers you evidence and analysis on the impact of the crisis on education, concrete examples of how governments and institutions in different countries are coping,  information on high priority issues such as education budgets, stimulus packages, the effects of unemployment on motivation and learning attitudes, and much more. Register now and contribute to this information sharing platform with other members of the fast-growing OECD social network.

Experts meeting on evaluating quality in educational facilities

18-May-2009

The CELE Group of National Experts on Evaluating Quality in Educational Facilities met in March to discuss the Centre’s evaluation-related projects and to exchange their countries’ experience in this area.

 

Schools and sustainable architecture

from 01-Oct-2009 to 02-Oct-2009

The Ministry of Education and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia and the Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) will hold an international conference on “Sustainable School Buildings: From Concept to Reality”. The conference will be held on 1-2 October, 2009 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Spaces and places for vocational education and training

18-Jun-2009

Those responsible for the planning of vocational education and training (VET) institutions face some specific challenges: for example, maintaining and improving specialised equipment, or integrating the latest technology. The Governing Board of the Programme on Educational Building (PEB) discussed some of the issues at a special session in November 2008.

CELE plans a school safety conference

from 13-Jan-2010 to 15-Jan-2010

CELE, the UK Department for Schools, Children and Families and UK Home Office are teaming up for an international conference on “Safer Schools, Safer Communities”.

A new era for international collaboration on educational facilities

05-Feb-2009

The OECD Council approved last month the transformation of the Programme on Educational Building (PEB) into the Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE).

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OECD Education Lighthouse

Register to join this collaborative space and help chart the way for the education sector to navigate through the current crisis and shape the post-crisis economy and society.

OECD Education Lighthouse

Latest issue of journal on effective learning environments

Articles: School Buildings in Today's Crisis; Portugal's Secondary School Modernisation Programme; Rebuilding Schools after the Wenchuan Earthquake: China Visits OECD, Italy and Turkey

CELE Exchange - June 2009

Focus

See the new CELE brochure to learn about the Centre's activities and what it offers members.

New CELE Brochure