Colors and their impact on the educational process

 

In the past, schools were built to meet basic functional and financial requirements. Monotonous colors like off-white, beige, and gray dominated most classrooms and school hallways, and design was barely a consideration. Today, modern educational institutions are focusing on color and design to help define a space’s purpose and identity, and improve teachers’ and students’ educational experience through the right aesthetic choices. 

Colors affect the behavior, attitude, attention span and learning of students as well as the time concept of both the students and teachers, the color of a classroom can affect the degree students are able to absorb information.  School colors that are well liked by the students will have an effect on muscle tension as well as motor control skills. and Studies conducted recently and in the past show that lighter colors are more supportive of learning in comparison to darker ones.so it is important to choose functional colors instead of aesthetic ones

Colors affect blood pressure as well heart rhythm are important as they increase the attention span of the children, which in turn benefits learning. A reduction in blood pressure and aggressive behavior has also been observed, even in visually impaired children, as a result of the changes made to colors used in the environment, In addition to the physical factors in a classroom, such as the color of the walls, size of the windows and placement of the desks are important ,for example red and chocolate brown would be too flashy as wall colors and provide excessive stimuli; therefore, feelings of warmth can be created by choosing furniture in this color instead.

Active children prefer cool colors, while serene and easy-going ones feel more comfortable in the presence of warm colors.

Today, modern educational institutions are focusing on color and design to help define a space’s purpose and identity, and improve teachers’ and students’ educational experience through the right aesthetic choices.

When making interior design choices for a school setting, the goal should be to seek a balance between over-stimulation and lack of stimulation. To do this, it’s important to understand the mental and emotional effects of each color, and what type of environment you wish to create.