Quick answer: For classrooms, choose fabric panels on the rear wall and upper side walls, plus ceiling panels in taller rooms. Use fire-tested, formaldehyde-safe panels, fixed mechanically and high. Darker or patterned colours hide marks. Skip foam and felt pinboards as the main treatment.

Key takeaways

  • Rear wall and upper side walls.
  • Safe, fire-tested, fixed high.
  • Colours that hide marks.

Rear wall

The teacher's voice bounces off the rear wall and comes back as echo. Students at the back hear both. Panels there make the biggest difference. See classroom echo.

Ceiling

Rooms with tall ceilings hold more echo. Ceiling panels soak up sound over the whole class. They are always fixed mechanically.

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Safety

Our panels are fire safe and formaldehyde safe. Fix them with screws, high on the walls. Never use tape or glue in a classroom.

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Colours

Darker or patterned colours hide small marks and finger prints. Bright colours suit younger children. See colours.

Pinboards

Felt pinboards are for displays, not echo. They are too thin to soak up much. Hang panels above them instead.

Tuition centres

Small tuition rooms need fewer panels than a full classroom. Four to eight panels is common for a small room. See tuition centres.

Holidays

Install during school holidays so lessons are not disturbed. Typical installs take a few hours to 1 to 2 days per area. Book early, as holidays are busy.

Phasing

Start with the loudest rooms, such as music rooms and rooms near roads. Treat others in later phases. Each phase uses the same colours so it all matches.

A layout for a standard classroom

For an 8 × 6 m classroom: panels across the rear wall at head height and above, and panels high on the side walls. Add ceiling panels if the ceiling is above 3 m. Usually 20 to 28 panels, about S$3,700 to S$5,180 installed.

Why the back of the room matters

Students at the back hear the teacher's voice plus its echo off the back wall. Treating that wall makes the biggest difference for them.

Rolling out across a school

Treat the loudest rooms first: music rooms, canteens and classrooms near roads. Install one room, let teachers try it, then roll out during the holidays.

What we see on real jobs

At Pei School of Dance, Thomson Ridge, ceiling and wall panels went into studios, corridors and stairs over 2 to 3 floors.

Get a straight answer for your room

Send a photo of the classroom or studio on WhatsApp (+65 8930 1905) with its rough size. We'll recommend panels for clearer lessons and schedule installation around your classes or school holidays.

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