School Rehabilitation Proposal in Meknes (Teach4Morocco)

Teach4Morocco’s proposal for Ibn Achir Primary School begins with what Meknes already has: a large courtyard, occupied classrooms, underused buildings, and a seventeenth-century entrance structure within the medina. Rather than prescribe a finished object, the study proposes light, reversible interventions that reconnect the school’s pieces, bring vacant rooms back into use, and cautiously open the campus toward the surrounding city. Priorities identified with the school include accessible learning for students with disabilities, a more welcoming environment, language and media resources, and better support spaces. Heritage is treated as an active educational asset rather than a façade to preserve in isolation.

The historical entry, courtyard, and newer classroom blocks can form a sequence of learning, gathering, and public connection while respecting security and daily school operations. The document explicitly describes an exploratory approach, not a final design, and construction is not verified. It remains a rehabilitation framework intended to guide deeper collaboration with the school and local association.