Albemarle County Public Schools Greer Elementary School Classroom

Albemarle County Public Schools Greer Elementary School Classroom Addition and Improvements April 14, 2011

Project Scope § § § § Classroom and Art Studio Addition New Playground and Paved Play Area Fully Developed Courtyard Toilet Additions to Existing Primary Classrooms Minor Interior Renovations Additional Paved Parking Utilize LEED Design Principles, Strategies, and Elements

Project Goals § Promote Expeditionary Learning, Inquiry, § § § Exploration Create a Place where Students are excited about Learning Create a Place where Parents want to send their Children Provide Spaces for different types of Learning: “Cave”, “Watering Hole”, “Campfire”

Greer ES Site Discovery Trails Landscaped Bio-filter Playground / Paved Play Classroom Addition and Courtyard New Parking

Classroom Addition § Classrooms with Toilets § Art Studio and Art Courtyard § Gallery and Student Work Area § Resource Room: Kindergarten Kitchen, Copier, Meetings § Support Spaces: Custodial, Storage, etc. § Courtyard

Paired Classrooms § Operable Wall between Classrooms § Door from Each Classroom to a Covered § § Patio and to the Playground Work Area space in the Corridor outside each Classroom Pair “Cave” Area in each Classroom Wet Area for Projects Built-in Storage for Students and Teachers

Art Studio § Natural Light and Visibility: Sloped Ceiling, Clearstory Windows, Interior Windows from Adjacent Spaces, Views and Access to the Courtyard § Computer Stations and “Green Screen” § Accommodations for Special Needs § § § Students Kiln Room and Storage Areas Multiple Sinks at Different Heights Partially Shaded Exterior Art Courtyard

Section at Art Studio

Student Work and Gallery § “Watering Hole”: Space for Performances, Gatherings, Exhibitions, Displays § Sloped Ceiling and Clearstory Windows § Interior Windows to Adjacent Spaces § Views into the Courtyard § Direct Connection to the Art Studio

Section at Student Work and Gallery

Courtyard § Fully Developed: to support Multiple Types of Learning § Outdoor Classroom § Amphitheater: “Campfire” § Possible Features: Sculpture Display, Sundial, Weather Station, Raised Planters, Water, Number Line, History Line, Boulders from different types of Rocks, Murals § Tables, Benches, Seating § Connection to: Discovery Trails, Landscaped Biofilter, Exhibits

Budget and Schedule Estimated Construction Costs: § $3. 6 million Project Schedule: § Design: December 2010 to July 2011 § Bidding: August 2011 § Construction: September 2011 to August 2012

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