The design of this award –winning JK-Grade 8 school was developed to express the theme of “connection and communication”, an idea that conceptually resulted in it’s unique planning.  Connection is achieved through a compact plan that locates a non-walled library at its core.  In combination with an adjacent exterior courtyard, the library achieves a more direct connection with the classrooms that surround its perimeter.  This planning approach has promoted enhanced interaction between the grade levels as well as maximizing the amount of useable area for instruction.  To reinforce the interaction fostered by the overall school design the classrooms are grouped around a series of shared resource areas, which are used for team teaching, computer instruction, or group projects.

The design of this award –winning JK-Grade 8 school was developed to express the theme of “connection and communication”, an idea that conceptually resulted in it’s unique planning.  Connection is achieved through a compact plan that locates a non-walled library at its core.  In combination with an adjacent exterior courtyard, the library achieves a more direct connection with the classrooms that surround its perimeter.  This planning approach has promoted enhanced interaction between the grade levels as well as maximizing the amount of useable area for instruction.  To reinforce the interaction fostered by the overall school design the classrooms are grouped around a series of...