open classroom

noun

, Education.

1. a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
2. a method or system utilizing such spacious classrooms and informal, flexible formats for learning and discussion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of open classroom¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Jack had some studies to attend to, and went to an open classroom.

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