Pan believes that schools are important members of the community, and that mini schools should be taking on more roles, growing from formal educational institutions into community learning centers. They can, for example, invigorate their neighborhoods by serving as community colleges over the holidays, and by leasing their facilities and equipment to the community.
潘文忠認為，學校原本就是社區重要的一員，迷你學校應該發揮更大的功能，由「教育」機構擴展為地方的「社教」中心；假日可以是社區大學，還可以將禮堂、會議室、視聽教室等空間和設備租給社區使用，帶動社區活絡。