Independent entrances at both ends allow use of facilities by the community for theater groups, athletic events, and other after-hour activities, while maintaining security of the academic areas. The surrounding environment significantly influenced design. A river walk to benefit the school s science program and the community will be developed in collaboration with the City. Classes will use this important resource for a variety of educational activities. A natural woodland and prairie grasses will also be developed for students to maintain and study.
Design focuses on flexibility, both functionally and technologically.
In the academic spaces, the main hallway widens to form breakout spaces where up to three classes can gather for joint programs, allowing interdisciplinary collaboration. Classrooms and science labs feature a newly specified flexible furniture package that allows a variety of organizational and curricular scenarios. The school s fiber optic backbone links computers in administrative and academic areas into a high-speed network including network connectivity at every seat in the media center. Interface Flooring Armstrong, Burke, Polyflor Phys.