Angarano Earns Accredited Learning Environments Planner (ALEP) Designation
Susanne Angarano, Principal / Senior Interior Designer, recently received the Accredited Learning Environments Planner (ALEP) designation, a mark of excellence developed to reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities of a competent educational facility planner. The ALEP credential was designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance and identify those in the educational environment industry who demonstrate the knowledge essential to the practice of educational facility planning.
The Association for Learning Environments, creator of the ALEP credential, observes “An individual who has been certified by A4LE has achieved the highest qualification in our profession. Clients can appoint ALEPs with confidence that they have been examined for competence by our association.”
On why ALEP, Angarano explained, “Throughout my 16+ year career, I have evolved in my approach to being an interior designer and have worked hard to shift the understanding of what interior designers contribute to the world, to focus on how space impacts lives. The A4LE as an organization and the ALEP designation provide a community of and platform for practitioners who use our various backgrounds and training to approach learning and learning environments with this philosophy. My development has been driven by passion and advocacy for the future of our society, using design of educational environments as the instrument for evolution. With the ALEP designation, I believe my presence in the industry will be strengthened and this approach can continue to take root and thrive in educational environments.”
The Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) is the only professional organization whose principal purpose is improving the places where children learn. A4LE embraces a diverse group of professionals with one single goal – building healthy, safe, high performance and sustainable learning environments that enhance student and teacher performance and support culture and community vitality. To learn more, visit www.A4LE.org.
