Fielding Nair International

Here is the complete range of services we offer to develop world-class schools and school facilities. Each client will develop a customized Scope of Services with us based upon their unique needs. Regardless of how narrow or wide-ranging our scope is, we see the big picture so please talk to us first!

VISIONING & PLANNING

Visioning
Long-range Facilities Master Planning
Master Planning for Individual Schools
Community Consultations & Workshops for school leaders, teachers, parents, local businesses, political leaders, community residents and all school stakeholders
Project and Program Budgeting.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Complete range of architectural services including site selection, master planning, concept design, schematic design, design development, tender documents and on-site supervision
We also offer engineering services in collaboration with our partner firms
FNI is often retained as Design Architects where we are responsible for taking a project from concept design through schematic design and design development at which point a local Project Architect would assume responsibility with FNI serving in a Quality Assurance and Review Role.
Sustainable Design. FNI is regarded as one of the world’s leading Sustainable Design Architects. We integrate Sustainable and Environmentally Conscious design in accordance with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) principles.

CURRICULUM

Curriculum Review
New Curriculum Design
Curriculum Implementation Strategies.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Best Practice Workshops and Seminars for Teachers
Project Based Learning Training
PD Needs Assessment
Design of a Customized PD Program
Actual Delivery of PD utilizing an in-class coaching model. This model is more sustainable over the long run since it will develop trained mentors within your community and reduce your dependence on consultants
Ongoing Support for Teachers
School Tours — we will conduct educational tours of schools that are successfully implementing a student-centered curriculum
Educational Commissioning (training teachers and students to get the maximum teaching and learning value from new and renovated facilities).

FACILITY ASSESSMENT

Our Industry-Leading Assessment Tool: FNI’s groundbreaking new Facilities Assessment Tool is being used by schools and governments worldwide
Click here to see a detailed description of our Trademark Educational Facilities Effectiveness Instrument (EFEI).
Post Occupancy Evaluations.

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

FNI will help you properly integrate educational technologies into your Infrastructure Plans early in the project life-cycle so that these are not seen as a superficial add-on
We will also provide technology integration training to your teachers
We will assist you with setting up suitable Distance Learning programs
We will provide all the assistance you need to ensure that your students will be fully prepared for Anytime Anywhere Learning

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

To get meaningful results, our communities will often require the development of a comprehensive Blueprint for Change. FNI can help schools and school districts envision and successfully implement system-wide change. Our suggested Blueprint for School Change includes the following categories: 1) Desired Student Outcomes, 2) School Learning Principles, 3) Leadership, 4) Organization/Management, 5) Standards, 6) Assessments, 7) Staffing, 8) Scheduling, 9) Professional Development/Capacity Building, 10) Youth Development, 11) Curriculum, 12) Community & Business Connections.

MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

In a rapidly changing world, communities all over the world are looking for successful exemplars to guide them through the often perilous path of educational reform and change management. FNI is not only able to guide you through this process but we are also able to publicize your success story via our website and via http://DesignShare.com (which we own). DesignShare is the world’s largest forum for innovative schools and receives over 2 million visitors annually.

FNI will also submit your project for local national and international awards and publish your story in reputed journals.

Many FNI projects have become iconic international exemplars helping communities throughout the world implement their own programs for improvement and change.

Details about the Projects Featured here Available at the Projects Page

The classrooms at Millennium High School in New York City were furnished to accommodate different learning and teaching styles. Tables on casters were selected to accommodate teamwork in large or small group settings and a variety of room configurations. Lounge chairs were incorporated to provide an area for reading and studying. Wood finishes were selected to create a warm, inviting environment. Each room utilizes sliding whiteboard units on at least two walls.

Site plan for Sinarmas World School in Indonesia showing how a large campus can be broken down into intimate, caring small learning communities.

Eco Pond at the entrance of the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and Community Center in Minneapolis that opened in September 2007. This project features student employment in the community and the seamless integration of a school and community center.

Working closely with the local stakeholder community in the Cayman Islands, which is represented by a “Core Committee”, FNI led this Discovery Charette for the design of the three new high schools.

Exterior Rendering for Scotch Oakburn College in Tasmania, Australia. FNI takes great pains to ensure that our designs reflect the local ethos of the communities in which we work.

The Design for George Town Primary School in the Cayman Islands by FNI is significant because it represents the ultimate confluence of the most forward-thinking ideas for a primary school

Cristo Rey Plan showing how an innovative design can be accomplished on a tight urban site

Many FNI projects are developed within existing buildings. This renovated gymnasium at Scotch Oakburn College done for a very modest cost houses 200 students with modern amenities on par with the most expensive new schools in the world.