Community center

Community

• A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

OR• A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common

attitudes, interests, and goals.

Community Center

• Are public locations.

• Community members tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes

• For the whole community or for a specialized group within the greater community.

• Examples include Christian community centers, Islamic community centers, Jewish community centers, youth clubs etc.

Community CenterPerform many functions in its community such as:

• Place for all-community celebrations at various occasions and traditions.

• Place for public meetings of the citizens on various issues.

• Place where politicians or other official leaders come to meet the citizens and ask for their

• Opinions.

• Support or votes.

• Place where community members meet each other socially.

• Place that community members can rent cheaply when a private family function or party is too big for their own home.

Community Celebrations

Public Meetings

Election Campaign

Family Parties

History of Community CenterCommunity Centers in Singapore• After the Second World War, the British brought the concept of community

centres to its oversea colonies such as Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

• When the British returned to Singapore after the war, they wanted to foster the community development in order to dampen the anti-colonial sentiments.

• Idea of community centres was mooted in the late 1940s.

• Task was given to the Department of Social Welfare.

• The department started building community centres in the early 1950s.

History of Community CenterCommunity Centers in Singapore• The first community centres in Singapore were

• The Serangoon Community Centre.

• Siglap Community Centre.

• Both were officially opened in May 1953.

• Other community centres include the Balestier Community Centre, Rochore Community Centre and Alexandra Community Centre, were also built as early as 1951.

Serangoon Community Center

Siglap Community Centre

History of Community CenterCommunity Centers in Australia

History of Community CenterCommunity Centers in Australia• Small number of community centers were established in the 1960s.

• Majority of centres were established in the 1970s alongside the women’s movement.

• Initially some informal gatherings took place on church premises or community halls.

• Sometimes the local council provided a premise free of rent.

History of Community CenterCommunity Centers in Australia• In the early 1970s the Commonwealth Government implemented the

Australian Assistance Plan (AAP).

• Primary purpose was to

• Provide funds to welfare organizations'.

• Foster community participation in welfare planning and decision making.

• Raise community concerns at both the local and national level.

History of Community CenterCommunity Centers in Australia• A decision to establish a centre was often a response to a local issues

such as

• Social isolation of families.

• Women’s desire for further education.

• Environmental problem.

• Racism.

• Domestic violence.

• The 1970s and early 1980s witnessed considerable growth in the network of centres.

Learning • The act of acquiring

• Knowledge.

• Behaviors.

• Skills.

• Values.

• Preferences.

• The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals and some machines.

Learning • Different types of learning are

• Play.• Multimedia learning.• E-learning. • Informal learning. • Formal learning.

Digital Learning • Digital Learning is "learning facilitated by technology that gives

students some element of control over time, place, path and pace.“

• Time

• Learning is no longer restricted to the school day.

• Place

• Learning is no longer restricted within the walls of a classroom.

• Path

• Learning is no longer restricted to the method used by the teacher.

• Pace:

• Learning is no longer restricted to the pace of an entire classroom of students.

Digital Learning • Digital learning requires a combination of technology, digital

content and instruction.

• TECHNOLOGY • Technology is the mechanism that delivers content.

• Facilitates how students receive content.

• Includes Internet access and hardware.

• Technology is the tool, not the instruction.

Digital Learning • DIGITAL CONTENT• High quality academic material delivered through technology.

• Is what students learn.

• Ranges from new engaging, interactive and adaptive software to classic literature to video lectures to games.

• It isn’t simply a PDF of text or a PowerPoint presentation.

Digital Learning • INSTRUCTIONS• Educators are essential to digital learning.

• Technology will never eliminate the need for a teacher.

• Teachers will be able to provide the personalized guidance and assistance to the students.

• Teachers are the guide on the side.

Digital Learning Materials There are two main formats:• Digital Electronic Text (E-Text)

• Can be viewed on a computer screen

• Read aloud by the computer with a text-to-speech program

• Enlarged or modified in other ways to be more readable.

• It can be converted to Braille print.

• They are specially formatted for individuals with disabilities to use.

Digital Learning Materials • Digital Audio• Digital recordings of instructional

materials .• Can be listened to on a • Computer• CD player• MP3 player.

• It has no visible text to read.

Recreational Activities• Actions that are performed solely for the• Purpose of enjoyment.

• Amusement of individuals.

• Activities for fun.

• Mentally or physically engaging activities.

Types of Recreational Activities

• Two types of recreational activities; • Active recreation.

• Passive recreation.

Recreational Activities• Active recreation• Are about engaging in sports or out-door games.

• Activity that requires significant infrastructure for the purposes of active sports or organized events. • Involves intensive management, maintenance, and therefore higher

costs.• Involves outdoor activities like • Sports fields.• Playgrounds and play areas.• Golf courses.• Swimming pools.• Skating rinks.

Recreational Activities• Passive Recreation • Involves outdoor activities like

• Walking on the riverside.

• Nature observation.

• Hiking.

• Canoeing or kayaking.

• They require a minimum of facilities.

• They have minimal environmental impact on the recreational site.

Community CenterScope Of The Project• To provide a place where members of all communities could gather together.

• To boost up unity and create a sense of brotherhood.

• To provide a place for all-community celebrations at various occasions and traditions.

• To provide a place for public meetings of the citizens on various issues.

• A place for politicians or other official leaders to meet and ask the citizens for their

• Opinions.

• Support or votes.

Community CenterScope Of The Project• To create social awareness among the people.

• To provide a place that community members can rent cheaply when a private family function or party is too big for their own home.

• A place which could help in eliminating the misunderstanding being created inside the minds of people.

• To provide fundamental rights for all city dwellers to convert the need for equal access to basic rights for the community into spatial solution.

• The community center in this area links two – three major areas of the city as well such as Sirki road, Saryab road etc.

Case StudiesInternational Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington

Case Studies

International Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington• A multi-use facility that combines recreational and community spaces with other

public services.• The recreation program includes swim and warm water leisure/therapy pools, a

two-court gymnasium, fitness space, aerobics dance studios and multi-purpose activity spaces. • The community spaces incorporate child watch, a teen lounge and game room, a

senior lounge and resource room, and meeting rooms.• Multi-use community rooms seat up to 350 people.

Case Studies

International Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington• Families visit the site together, using library and community center resources

to enjoy a wide range of recreation and learning activities.• The Firstenburg Community Center is a two level building.• The footprint and position of the building are a result of careful analysis of

the areas of healthy and significant trees, solar orientation, prevailing wind direction, noise from the adjacent street, and program requirements.

Case Studies

International Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington• The building takes advantage of the park-like setting with large windows for

daylighting and courtyards to allow interior functions to participate with the natural landscape.• Use of alternative transportation is encouraged by building a bus stop and a

shelter.• Pedestrian tracks linked to an adjacent park and future regional trail.

Case Studies

International Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington• Materials have been selected for their durability, beauty, and sustainability. • A strong emphasis is placed on natural, non-toxic enduring materials.• Douglas fir trees, were harvested from the site and milled locally for 12,000 board

feet of material used as wall panelling, screens, benches and bleacher seats. • Other wood, such as the exterior wood rain screen system that provides durable

protection for the building’s waterproofing, was constructed.• Recycled materials such as the glass wall tiles used in the locker rooms.• Material waste was also considered during construction.

Case Studies

International Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington• In 2010, construction was completed on the Opsis Architecture and Johnston

Architects designed Cascade Park Community Library adjacent to the Firstenburg Community Center. • The co-location of the facilities provides numerous efficiencies for systems, from

public transportation and parking to utilities.• The building focuses views into stands of large existing trees and captures filtered

daylight. • The dramatic, sloped wood ceiling reading room, stacks, and checkout are open

visually to the surrounding children’s area, teen area, and meeting rooms.

Case Studies

International Case StudyFirstenburg Community Center, Vancouver, Washington• A large community meeting room features a shared but securable entrance for use

when the library is closed. • The children’s area includes a curving wood parent perch, a family story room and an

outdoor courtyard. • The building won the 2010 Community Pride Design Award.

Case Studies

Local Case StudyAgha Khani Sect – Agha Khani Community• Agha Khani’s believe in the improvement of their community through unity

amongst themselves.• There are no fixed community centers for the Agha Khani community.• They gather in their jammat khannas everyday after prayers.• The jammat khannas serve as a community hall for them.• Several issues are discussed in the presence of an elderly, respectful person who

makes the decision.

Case Studies

Local Case StudyAgha Khani Sect – Agha Khani Community• On the first Friday of every month, every individual earner contributes 10 % of his

total earnings for their Agha Khani community.• The money is collected in the Jammat Khanna and every individual participates

with free will.• The money collected is then used for the betterment and welfare of their own

community.• The poor benefits from the money plus part of the money is also used for the

support of their famous hospital, Agha Khan Hospital.

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