{"id":3677,"date":"2025-01-10T11:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/?p=3677"},"modified":"2025-01-20T09:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T07:32:11","slug":"the-new-nexus-zooming-to-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/2025\/01\/10\/the-new-nexus-zooming-to-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"The New NeXus: Zooming to the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article and Photos By: Helene I., Grade 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Videos by: Smilte S., Grade 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095720-2b4f00b7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3684\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095720-2b4f00b7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095720-2b4f00b7-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095720-2b4f00b7-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095720-2b4f00b7-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095720-2b4f00b7-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The NeXus ground floor, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Starnberg.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the 25th of August it finally happened! The NeXus has opened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many people worked together to plan this amazing new learning opportunity and library. But what is actually behind this? I have asked Ms. Withanage, Ms. Jones and Ms. Clower and some students about the NeXus.\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NeXus Opens New Student Conversations - 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/szrUUSfPyTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202f\u202fLearning NeXus Coordinator Ms. Withanage said the NeXus is only used for learning or classes that would come in for their class time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many students are using this space for playing chess, reading, or studying. The NeXus is also alive with students coming to use the soundproof boxes for audio recordings. It is great for collaborative learning because more than one class can come in and work together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095952-68661ed1-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3688\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095952-68661ed1-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095952-68661ed1-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095952-68661ed1-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095952-68661ed1-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095952-68661ed1-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wing-back chair in the adult fiction area, Friday, Oct.11, 2024, in Starnberg.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it is a beautiful building,\u201d librarian Ms. Clower said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NeXus was an enormous success especially for the library because before the NeXus the library was in the Red Box which is a portable space. Ms. Clower said now she sees many students walking happily into the NeXus for reading or playing chess. The NeXus is not completely finished there is still more to come. For example, there is an innovation classroom coming where the students can access the newest technology to learn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241204-145722-4486e3b5-1024x841.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3683\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241204-145722-4486e3b5-1024x841.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241204-145722-4486e3b5-300x246.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241204-145722-4486e3b5-768x631.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241204-145722-4486e3b5-1536x1261.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241204-145722-4486e3b5.jpeg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u202f\u201cIt was also an idea to have at least one part where we always have the latest technology so that students have access to that,\u201d Ms. Withanage said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Well, how did MIS build this new and high tech building? The MIS leadership always has a strategic plan that looks 5 years ahead. When the FAB was built we knew that the old gym would be empty so the leadership thought about how we could use this space. The leadership wanted to build something where students were able to move flexibly around and had many variables to learn in their own way. But there are still small improvements and changes going to be made as the years pass by, Ms. Withanage said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NeXus Opens New Student Conversations - 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mi_Wga4jDMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202f\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;\u202f \u201cLots of meetings with the furniture designers and I was able to draw up a plan for where the shelves would go,\u201d librarian Ms.Clower said.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202f There are many great parts about the NeXus. For example, the wing back chair or the soundproof boxes. There are also negative parts of this building. For example, you must walk way more in the NeXus to reach different book sections. Now students still have trouble finding the books in their new spaces, but in the future the NeXus will have more freedom and benefit all students and teachers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202f\u201cI go in the NeXus every break,\u201d James C., Grade 6, said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NeXus Opens New Student Conversations - 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OwXBdAK8ocA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NeXus is used for many different purposes. The I and S grade 8 students are creating a crime scene where different groups work together to create a scenario, said Ms. Jones. The grade 6 students have even organised a chess tournament. Now guess where it was? Yes, in the NeXus. It is great space to collaborate with other people. Want to give it a try? See you there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05-789x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3686\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05-789x1024.jpeg 789w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05-231x300.jpeg 231w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05-768x997.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05-1183x1536.jpeg 1183w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05-1577x2048.jpeg 1577w, http:\/\/blog.mis-munich.de\/buchhofbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/image-20241011-095919-cb094e05.jpeg 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The magazine section in the library, Friday, Oct.11, 2024, in Starnberg.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article and Photos By: Helene I., Grade 6 Videos by: Smilte S., Grade 7 On the 25th of August it finally happened! 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