The Big Noise Survey is a project which aims to raise the profile of the need for good acoustics in schools, and highlight the effect on teachers’ health. The survey will launch next week at The Education Show at the NEC, UK. You can learn more by going to The Big Noise Survey website or […]
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Stolen Futures Campaign for Deaf Children
This powerful film is part of a campaign by the NDCS to raise awareness and the need for service provisions for deaf children in the UK. It has been backed by some enthusiastic personalities, Evelyn Glennie, Scarlett Johnson and Jim Carter, who have been touched by these issues at close hand. Watch the film here […]
Fun Balloon Pops can make robust acoustic data easy to understand!
As recently demonstrated at some of the Sound Education events – what better way to demonstrate different acoustic treatments and the associated room responses perceived! Following some recent EDUnet field work, here are some short comparison examples from Essex Study classrooms. A quick and simple way to explain the impact of increasing the amount of […]
Groundbreaking series of four Sound Education international seminars now completed in 2012
The Sound Education*(1) seminars have created a legacy of online resources including filmed presentations on four YouTube playlists per event in local languages, research, study downloads and an App*(5) launched for the events. Moreover, the latest TED talk* by*(4) Julian Treasure has taken the acoustic message to a higher level and highlighted the importance of […]
“Sound Education” events creating debate and awareness
Image: SoundEduTalks YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxlL6pEttMs Mairi Johnson, (above) Deputy Director with the Education Funding Agency in the UK, giving her presentation which was filmed at the first “Sound Education” event in London – brought to you by Ecophon. Mairi reinforces the importance of acoustic standards in the Priority School Building Programme, and outlines government plans for […]
World’s first Acoustic lesson to be streamed live to classrooms
Source: TES TES – the largest network of teachers in the world is partnering with The Royal Albert Hall in London to stream the first live acoustics lesson to classrooms around the world on Thursday October 11th. According to the The Royal Albert Hall website, they are inviting Science Departments from schools around the world […]
The sound of silence and its value and benefits in the classroom
Photo: Silence in Schools.org A new book “Silence in Schools” written by Dr. Helen E. Lees is not focusing on the absence of noise (negative silence) but experiencing positive silence where seeking and choosing silence can bring peace, joy and satisfaction. It is also reported to increase the levels of energy once a return to […]
Essex Study co author presents at “Sound Education” seminar
Adrian James – AJA Acoustics Two days after the launch of the Essex Study, Adrian was asked to be an additional speaker at the “Sound Education” seminar in London last month. Adrian is co author of the Essex study along with David Canning. Click here for Essex study full report and/or summary report.
Acoustics are top of the class after triple awards win
click here for link to video. The importance of classroom acoustics in the UK, has been underlined after three schools were recognised at the BCSE Best of British Schools Awards (Thursday 21 June).Architects Walters and Cohen triumphed in the New Build Primary School category being crowned winners for both Hylands Primary School and Elm Park […]
Limitations of reverberation time in non-diffuse conditions
Jack Harvie-Clark had two papers at Euronoise 2012, the first looking at reverberation time in school halls and the other concerning surprisingly high sound insulation test results between classrooms. Reverberation Times in School Halls: Measurements and Modeling Jack Harvie-Clark, Nicholas Dobinson, David Moore, Peter Ward, Richard Hinton Jack discussed how reverberation time is dominated by […]
