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2023 School Project Portfolio

Click below to see what the best schools around the world have done with their labs this past year!

Saint Leo the Great School USA

St. Leo the Great is a Catholic school located in Lincroft, New Jersey, that combines faith with academic excellence for students from Pre-K through 8th grade. With a strong emphasis on STEAM education, the school aims to inspire students to think critically and solve real-world problems.

The Wilmington Academy of Arts & Sciences in North Carolina, USA, is a private school for academically gifted students in grades four through eight.
Renowned for its challenging curriculum, WAAS focuses on fostering individual growth and development. The academy operates on the belief that students excel when their unique educational needs are met. With a strong emphasis on STEM, WAAS prepares students for high school and future success in science-based fields.

The British School Barcelona (BSB), part of the global private schools Cognita group, offers an outstanding British education in an international environment. With campuses spread across Castelldefels, Nexus, Sitges, and now the thriving BSB City, it nurtures students to become independent, globally aware thinkers.

The International School of Helsinki offers a high-quality international educational experience for students from age 4-19 and serves diplomatic families, mobile expatriate families and local families who are seeking an open-minded and creative education.

Located amidst the beautiful surroundings of Canterbury Cathedral, The King’s School, Canterbury, UK, stands as a hallmark of academic excellence and historical significance. Established in 597AD, it holds the distinction of being reputedly the world’s oldest school.

The Gilder Center at Northfield Mount Herman School, located in Massachusetts, USA, was designed by Flansburgh Architects to foster a Silicon Valley-like learning environment.
S+B UK, in collaboration with S+B USA, played an integral part in furnishing 10 school laboratories, 1 fab shop, and 5 preparation rooms/minilabs, thereby enhancing the center’s capacity to promote collaboration and creativity among students and faculty.

King’s College School,The Bahamas, part of the global network of premium schools, Inspired Education, is uniquely developed to offer a world-class education on the beautiful island of The Bahamas. With a focus on providing academic excellence and a hands-on learning experience, the school sought to create top quality facilities.

Located amidst the breath-taking Alpine landscape of Tignes, France, at a lofty elevation of 2100 meters, the Apex2100 International Ski Academy stands as a beacon of excellence. It is the world’s sole international ski academy with accreditation as an International Baccalaureate (IB) world school.

Founded in 1898 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Miss Hall’s School boasts a rich history of providing education to girls and young women. The opening of its 24,500-sf Linn Hall academic building in 2016 was a significant step towards empowering and fostering future female leaders in STEM fields.

Brighton College Vietnam is a brand-new, purpose-built international school, part of the Brighton College family. The Vietnam campus is the latest addition to a growing family of international Brighton College schools in the UAE, Singapore, and Thailand. It was established through a partnership with the conglomerate Vingroup, which runs 39 campuses in Vietnam, educating around 36,000 students. Its university, VinUni, has trained approximately 500 students from 11 countries.

Bishop Stang High School opened its doors in 1959 as the first coeducational Catholic secondary school in the Fall River Diocese and it’s located in the suburban town of North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, the High School.
In 2017 S+B supplied and installed the furniture for their Chemistry and Biology Labs.

In the vibrant landscape of South London, Thames Christian School has embarked on an exciting journey of growth and transformation with its new state-of-the-art campus, as part of the Winstanley and York Road Regeneration Project. This visionary initiative has provided the school with a remarkable opportunity to expand its horizons and establish a dedicated sixth form, enriching the educational journey for its students.

Fontbonne Hall Academy, a prestigious all-girls Catholic high school in Bay Ridge, New York, unveiled its state-of-the-art science suite in 2022. The suite comprises a research lab, chemistry/biology lab, physics lab, and a prep room, all featuring innovative laboratory furniture systems designed, manufactured, and installed by S+B UK in collaboration with S+B USA.

Located in Maryland, USA, Sandy Spring Friends School is the first high school in the nation to boast a WELL Gold Certified building, indicating the positive health and wellness impacts of its design and architecture.
The newly constructed Pen y Bryn building stands as a testament to the school’s commitment to fostering 21st-century learning environments that stimulate students and encourage collaboration.

Based on feedback from thousands of installations completed in schools around the world over five decades, S+B hold the view that there are five key factors to be considered when designing an effective modern classroom.

There is an ongoing debate over multi-purpose labs versus subject-specific labs in secondary schools, both sides of the argument have merit, but is there a middle ground? We believe Lady Eleanor Holles School may have found it…
The flexibility of being able to teach all 3 Sciences in the same laboratory, as well as the ease of adapting to curriculum changes, new teachers, timetabling challenges, and constantly evolving teaching trends are just a few of the benefits of multipurpose labs over subject-specific spaces.

Most specialist school science furniture suppliers will be able to offer a variety of different room designs and furniture systems and will include loose and fitted furniture options within their range.
The question for the school is which best suits their needs? This is not a straightforward choice because it is always the case that there are be pros and cons associated with each option, which means the decision will need careful consideration.

A recirculating fume cupboard works by filtering unpleasant and potentially hazardous substances generated by work activity being carried out in the chamber before releasing the clean air back into the room.
This contrasts with installed ducted fume cupboards, where the contaminated air is transported along ducting and released externally to the outdoor environment.

STEM learning is an important part of preparing students for the future, with a grounding in one or more disciplines across science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
A well-designed STEM classroom can support the delivery of this learning, giving you a comfortable environment with the facilities you need, which is also conducive to concentration and attention.

Choosing a laboratory furniture supplier can be without a doubt, a difficult undertaking. Navigating the market of lab furniture suppliers can prove quite challenging, as two products might look the same on paper, but the quality of the materials used and the finished look of the furniture could look worlds apart.

Following the previous successful collaboration with the British International School of Timisoara, S+B UK will manufacture and supply laboratory furniture for a new school lab.
S+B have previously worked with Ciprian Tiplea, the Head of the school and BIST four years ago when we designed, manufactured, and installed the furniture for their modern science laboratory. Located in a state-of-the-art, newly renovated historical building, the lab includes our popular Saturn & Mercury furniture system

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