Spaces can be quickly reconfigured for maximum flexibility and learning opportunities. At the center of the academic area on campus is the media center, with an open-structure dome, painted a soft yellow that pays homage to the school's namesake and neighbor, the Arizona state Capitol building. The school is a living, learning laboratory where exploring outdoor nature paths and planting gardens are as common as textbooks and classroom discussions. Even the walkways and playing grounds offer learning opportunities. The schools join to form a rectangle encompassing an open outdoor courtyard that serves as a place where classroom instruction about science and math comes to life.
All grade levels share common areas that include the library, cafeteria and gymnasium.
Interactive displays and exhibits are located throughout the complex, and there are computers in every classroom, science laboratories for each grade level and math computer laboratories in the elementary school. The new Winter Springs High School was designed to function as an educational, cultural and recreational activity center for the entire community in Seminole County, Florida. Adaptability, flexibility, simplicity and logistics were primary concerns to the design team, and they responded with a Non-traditional Academic Simplicity that would achieve the school district's goals of community interactive education as an essential learning partnership. A central main entrance leading into the Administration area provides control and security to students and visitors entering and leaving the campus, as well as complete visual access for the staff to the entire campus. Also located at the front of the building are the Sports Complex, state of the art Cafeteria, Media Center and fully equipped Performing Arts Center.