Babcock High School

Babcock High School is designed for 600 students and is positioned on property near the existing K-8 school to create a complete campus. The building was designed with openness and transparency to celebrate the learning process.

The signature space of the school is the two-story Assembly Hall, a central multipurpose space used for assemblies, collaborative work, project presentations and awards. Main Street is the school circulation path, splayed to provide collaboration, breakout and focus spaces.

General classrooms are stacked along the south side of the school on the first and second floors, and specialty labs are on the ground floor with access to outdoor learning courtyards. On the second floor, four classroom pods optimize instructional efficiencies by enabling one teacher to present subject matter to four classes at once. Time is then maximized to break out with the individual classroom teachers to focus on project-based learning.

The building exterior complements the architecture of the existing K-8 school, yet provides a more technological, sophisticated aesthetic to identify it as a high school.

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