Maple School Librarian Amanda Crowley works with a group of students in the new Maple School Library Media Center, which provides flexible, and very comfortable seating for all.
"Learning By Design" Magazine Bestows District 30 with a Grand Prize Award in Educational Facility Design!
The link to the "Learning By Design" Magazine article about District 30's Educational Facility Design Award: https://bit.ly/2xh0BYQ
Learning By Design Magazine has just awarded Maple School with a grand prize for educational facility design, focusing on the design of the Maple School library.
"The library is one of the most sculptural and engaging facilities I've seen," said an editor of the magazine.
Other accolades detailed included:
Maple School – “Excellent use of outdoor spaces for different functions. Really nice concepts that are evident in the design The interior spaces are very warm with pleasant colors and detailing. Support in developing a Professional Learning Community is apparent through the inclusion of a teacher planning area and living room for each grade level.”
The Learning By Design Magazine features 67 recently completed educational facility design and construction projects from early childhood, middle school, high school, specialized education, and higher education college and university environments.
All published projects were judged, scored, and granted facility design awards based on six criteria of Innovation; Sustainability; Interior Design; Next Generation Learning; Planning and Functional Design; Community Needs.
Superintendent Dr. Brian Wegley responded, "We are thankful to ARCON Associates @ARCONAssociates
and designer David Jakes @djakesdavidjakesdesigns.com, and everyone who played a part in the building of our new Maple School. We will work together through COVID-19 and look forward to returning to our schools!" #d30learns
