Organizations and institutions’ use of high-quality signage is obvious to many. However, schools are no different. Educational institutes, be it colleges or pre-schools, need good clear signage across the facilities area. Regardless of the school having less than a hundred students or more than a few hundred, here are the benefits of having signs.
1. Communicate
The use of signs in schools ensures constant communication from the school to the students and parents. During events such as sports days, parent-student-teacher days, or any other event, signs can communicate effectively even from a distance. Change of times or postponed or even canceled events will be visible to all parties. Under repair or areas out of bound are on display clearly to avoid the birth of emergencies.
2. Improved functioning
Large schools often suffer from poor traffic flow. The result is that students and teachers can get late to the next class period, losing valuable education time. Hallway way-finding signs are perfect to direct flow. Students can easily follow the signs from their classes onto an ideal side of the corridors to pass through. The use of simple arrow signs, in this case, can help cut time waste significantly.
3. Safety
The safety of students is a priority for any school. The use of signs for health and safety regulations will ensure that this is achievable by using fire exits, fire alarms, and assembly points marked clearly. Additional signs pointing to the nearest fire exit are placed in the classrooms and around bends visible at a student’s eye level helping them be ready for an emergency. Schools can also include additional school hazard signs adequately displayed in areas that fit to avoid students from venturing without warning and getting harmed.
4. Promote core values
Positive messages on signs in the background in schools are known to positively motivate and improve the morale of students to want to do better in the future. Having signage at the end of hallways, the library, and even the courts will constantly remind them that doing better will make them succeed. A little research on ideal signage for a school will be needed since they are diversely different from offices or charitable organizations.
5. Branding
A school with good signs in and outside the school, well-designed with the neighborhood in mind, portrays a good image. The brand of the school comes off as trustworthy and respectful to both students and parents.
There are numerous types of signs a school should adopt. However, depending on the budget, design, and the school’s overall theme, taking a closer look at what the school needs first will be helpful.