Special Education

Traditional classrooms can limit how educators can effectively teach students with special needs. Our intentional approach creates spaces that support diverse learning styles while providing the structure and safety students need.

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PROVEN EXPERTISE

Classrooms Where All Students Thrive

With extensive classroom experience, our experts work with you to ensure every space is designed to meet the unique needs and specific instructional goals of your special education programs.

De-escalation Spaces

Mobile soft seating creates a “chill-out” zone where students can go, providing a dedicated space for quiet time or sensory breaks.

Dynamic Learning Zones

With mobile desks, teachers can create flexible learning pods of two, three, and four students while reducing classroom “race track” behavior.

Skill Development Areas

Zones designed to support life skills development, motor and sensory skills, communication skills, and academic skill development.

Active play areas with sensory elements help students self-regulate and build social skills.
Curved arrangements allow teachers to support learning up close.
We design spaces with reduced visual distractions to provide the structure students need to focus.
Quiet retreat spaces with soft seating offer students a dedicated area for sensory breaks and emotional regulation.
Small group tables with accessible storage create clearly defined workspaces that support individualized learning goals.
Traditional classroom layouts can be transformed with mobile furniture that reduces wandering behavior.
Multiple seating options and flexible arrangements allow teachers to create learning pods and maintain visual structure.
Comfortable seating choices support different learning styles.

Design Considerations for Special Education Spaces

Distraction-Free Environments

Environments that reduce sensory overload enable better focus and behavioral regulation.

Visual Structure

Predictable, organized environments help students navigate their learning space.

Sensory Regulation

Dedicated areas for sensory breaks allow students to self-regulate when overwhelmed.

Personal Workspace

Individual workstations provide clearly defined areas for focused, independent work.

Emotional Safety

Secure environments with clear boundaries reduce anxiety and promote learning.

Spatial Orientation

Clear visual cues help students navigate from point A to point B in the classroom.

CLIENT SUCCESS

Mila Elementary Special Education

Discover how a Florida school designed for students with special needs was transformed into a future-ready, inclusive learning environment with the help of Meteor Education.

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