These spaces will also be available for community use. All parts of the building will be joined by an enclosed interior atrium, with its own interior terrain of entry space, seating areas, and open circulation. Classrooms are clustered by grade level, each with its own flexible common space, adjacent to or overlooking the atrium. Many classrooms will have large sliding doors between them to allow for team teaching and other group activities. Most have smaller bay spaces with corner windows, providing opportunities for small group instruction.
All classrooms have ample natural light.
Adjacent to the classroom clusters are small group instruction rooms for a teacher, tutor, or specialist to work with a small group of students. To facilitate teacher collaboration, a teacher work room is located on each floor. The arrangement of and relationship among classrooms also reflects the school's function as a demonstration facility for the School District of Philadelphia and will emphasize academic connections and support from the surrounding community. The facility includes laboratories for a professional teacher development program, enabling lessons from the demonstration school to be shared throughout the public school system. The building will be of steel construction with concrete plank floors and masonry, metal panels and glass perimeter walls.