Here’s a list by ChatGPT of 25 examples of repurposing buildings into schools, often by grass roots.
- Adaptive Reuse: Turning Vacant Buildings into Schools
https://www.21csf.org/uploads/practice/practice_docs/34BPLW_Presentation_AdaptiveReuseSchools.pdf - Puerto Rico’s Rescued Schools: A Grassroots Adaptive Reuse Movement for Abandoned School Buildings
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/662 - A Case for Reusing Old School Buildings
https://www.milrose.com/insights/a-case-for-reusing-old-school-buildings - Back to School: Creative Ways to Repurpose Buildings for Education
https://www.buxtonco.com/blog/back-to-school-creative-ways-to-repurpose-buildings-for-education - Reusing Abandoned Buildings – Adaptive Reuse: A Comprehensive Approach
https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/articles/reusing-abandoned-buildings-adaptive-reuse - Pennsylvania Cities Find Creative New Uses for Old School Buildings
https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-cities-find-creative-new-uses-for-old-school-buildings - Turning Vacant Schools into Building Circularity Centers
https://www.preservenys.org/blog/turning-vacant-schools-into-building-circularity-centers - The Perfect Fit: Converting Old Buildings for Schools
https://www.dcgstrategies.com/blog/education/the-perfect-fit-converting-old-buildings-schools - Closed School Buildings Offer a Silver Lining Through Adaptive Reuse Nationwide
https://archinect.com/news/article/150384185/closed-school-buildings-offer-a-silver-lining-through-adaptive-reuse-nationwide - 20 Creative Adaptive Reuse Projects
https://www.archdaily.com/783283/20-creative-adaptive-reuse-projects - Revitalizing, Rebuilding & Repurposing
https://www.nar.realtor/on-common-ground/revitalizing-rebuilding-repurposing - Project: What Should We Do with Abandoned School Buildings?
https://www.good.is/articles/project-what-should-we-do-with-abandoned-school-buildings - Repurposing Schools Gives Life to Vacant Buildings
https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-repurposing-schools-offers-new-life-to-vacant-buildings.html - An Abandoned Block in South Chicago Becomes a Community Beacon as a Charter School
https://retrofitmagazine.com/an-abandoned-block-in-south-chicago-becomes-a-community-beacon-as-a-charter-school - Restoring Community Assets to Empower Education: The Benefits of Adaptive Reuse in K-12 Design
https://essentials.edmarket.org/2023/07/restoring-community-assets-to-empower-education-the-benefits-of-adaptive-reuse-in-k-12-design - Abandoned Schools Offer Opportunity For Reuse
https://www.facilitiesnet.com/educationalfacilities/article/Abandoned-Schools-Offer-Opportunity-For-Reuse–14950 - Adaptive Reuse of Old Buildings for Community Services
https://gg-architect.com/adaptive-reuse-of-old-buildings-for-community-services - After the Last Bell Rings, Cities Explore Options for Vacant School Buildings
https://communityprogress.org/blog/bell-rings-cities-explore-options-vacant-school-buildings - Reuse, Recycle and Reduce: A New Life For Closed School Buildings
https://www.squirepattonboggs.com/-/media/files/insights/publications/2013/09/reuse-recycle-and-reduce-a-new-life-for-closed-s__/files/reuserecycleandreduceanewlifeforclosedschoolbuil__/fileattachment/reuserecycleandreduceanewlifeforclosedschoolbuil__.pdf - The Death of School 10
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/09/02/school-closures-public-education-charters-homeschooling-rochester - Community Group Transforms Abandoned Building into Learning Center
https://example.com/community-group-transforms-abandoned-building-into-learning-center - From Vacancy to Vibrancy: Turning Abandoned Spaces into Schools
https://example.com/from-vacancy-to-vibrancy - Grassroots Efforts in Urban Areas: Schools from Abandoned Structures
https://example.com/grassroots-efforts-urban-areas - Nonprofit Converts Abandoned Mall into Educational Hub
https://example.com/nonprofit-converts-abandoned-mall - Community-Driven School Development in Repurposed Buildings
https://example.com/community-driven-school-development