The Boyertown Area School District Planetarium consists basically of a Spitz 512 starfield projection system housed beneath a 33 diameter plaster projection hemisphere. Although located at East, the planetarium was open to all teachers. All teachers in the Boyertown Area School Distirct may schedule program presentations when the planetarium can be appropriately adapted to their area of study. All elementary teachers are scheduled to visit the planetarium at least once during each academic year. East, which was designed by Everett Associates of Allentown, showcased a new, open space concept.
Open space is a change in a physical organization of classrooms.
An academic center consists of the square footage of five regular classrooms. Open space provides opportunities for using many different methods of instruction such as large and small groups. It allows for greater flexibility in grouping and scheduling of students. It provides more opportunity to individualize instruction. The building featured climate control, carpeted classroom areas, a closed circuit television system and an intercommunication system.