Frequently Asked Questions

How can minds@work help my school?

In today's educational landscape, it is crucial for schools to allocate limited funds strategically to create environments that directly support their pedagogical goals. minds@work’s design services focus on maximizing the impact of every dollar spent by prioritizing educational value over vendor-driven commissions.

By choosing minds@work, you are investing in design expertise that prioritizes your educational mission, helping you create spaces that truly reflect and support your school’s vision for the future.

Why choose minds@work?

• Unbiased Design Solutions: Unlike traditional design providers tied to furniture manufacturers or vendors, minds@work does not take commissions on products. This ensures that our recommendations are entirely focused on optimizing your school’s learning environment without conflict of interest. Our experience is in using valuable resources to direct the outcome of your designed spaces

• Proven Expertise: minds@work’s extensive background in systematically gathering and applying teacher feedback from post-occupancy evaluations means your classroom designs will be informed by real-world insights and practical experience.

• Innovative "Future Ready" Classrooms: Having developed the “future ready” classroom concept for the second largest school district in the country, minds@work is at the cutting edge of educational design trends, ensuring that your spaces are equipped to foster pro-social learning outcomes and adapt to evolving educational standards.

We are building a new classroom building, when should I reach out to you to start the furniture process?

minds@work should begin work with you at the very beginning of the design process, however we have been successful beginning our work with schools at every stage of your project’s process.

Do you work with modernised or renovated classrooms / buildings?

Yes! You don’t have to be building a new school or adding a new classrooms to work with us. We have experience working on new buildings, modernised buildings, existing classrooms being refreshed and existing classrooms that are receiving no other upgrades than the furniture and equipment package we develop together.

Can you also help with administrative areas?

We have designed many administrative spaces that we can share with you - from admissions offices to conference rooms, administrative offices to wellness centers.

What types of spaces have you successfully created?

• General Classrooms

• Special Educational Classrooms

• Science Classrooms

• Flexible Learning Makerspaces

• Student Collaboration Spaces

• Kinder Classrooms

• TK + UTK Classrooms

• Art Classrooms

• Drafting and Special Technology Classrooms

• Graphic Design Studios

• Sports Medicine Classrooms

• Calming Spaces

• Ceramics Classrooms

• Instrumental and Choral Classrooms

• Career Centers

• Parent Centers

• Student Stores

• Multipurpose Rooms

• Indoor and Outdoor Lunch Areas

• Staff Lounges

• Teacher Workrooms

• Horticultural Classrooms

• Auto Classrooms (CTE)

• Administrative Offices

• Plant Manager Offices

• Resource Rooms

• Dance Classrooms

• Gyms

  and many more.

Where do I start?

Give us a call or book an appointment using the “Contact Us” feature on this site.