Check Out this Stunning New Admin Building at TLE Main Campus in Second Life

By: Alas Zerbino - TLE Official Blogger

Introducing the newest addition to the TLE Educational Network in Second Life: the steampunk-influenced TLE Main Campus Administration Building--

During the past weekend, the original administration/classroom building on this virtual education campus was replaced by bigger one, custom built for TLE by the SL design/building firm -InSync-.

Although some of us may shed a tear or two at saying goodbye to the original pre-fab building (shown in photo below) that symbolized TLE since its inception, it is a visual pleasure to meet the new building created by Frederic Graves and AEster Hathaway, partners in -InSync-.

The revamping of the main campus is only partly finished as of this writing, but I had so much fun getting acquainted with this new building that I decided I had to blog about it right away. Besides, the rest of the revamping may be finished by the time you read this and teleport to the TLE Main Campus to see it!

Adhering to TLE's foundation of providing excellent learning space for its virtual students in Second Life, the new building is as aesthetically pleasing as it is comfortable to sit in. Like the former one, It includes a classroom, the TLE Educational Network's "IT department" offices, and the "groups room" -- i.e., one of the places where you can go and join any or all of the TLE groups (shown in photo below).

(By the way, if you're not sure you're a member of a group, just click on the group sign and it will tell you. If you already are a member, here's where you can choose to leave the group if you wish. A full-featured TLE groups-management service!)

The room in the new building I enjoyed hanging out in the most, however, is the "Students Corner" on the top floor. Here you can sit at the funky tables and relax, or finish homework for the virtual education classes offered by the TLE Educational Network and drop it off, or just sit by the fire and soak in the vibes of this place.

Hanging on one wall is a plaque from the first place set up in Second Life by TLE owner Kitviel Silberberg, "Kit's Korner: A Haven for Creative Souls." Which is just what this little piece -- and truthfully, all of TLE -- is for many of us.

(Kitviel Silberberg comments on above: It is always important to remember at times how things began. It give us perspective, and allows us to be grateful for all that we have and can accomplish. The sign is nostalgic, I agree, and yet the statement it makes is exactly what TLE Educational Network is still all about.)

So come check out -- and hang out in -- this lovely new TLE Main Campus building, check out the calendar of free classes and events, and sign up for any of the free TLE groups. As Kitviel Silberberg tells everyone coming to this virtual education campus, "Please make use of The TLE Educational Network to your heart's content. Join in the fun of learning and discovering new worlds."