New Facility Boosts Military Teaching Model
It’s the first campus in the United States to incorporate military-style training methods into a public school academic program as a means of fostering discipline, leadership, loyalty, respect and teamwork.
Under the Lights
Athletic Facilities Take Center Stage in Establishing School Identities
By Amy Perry
Athletic and recreational facilities play an important role in the development of students at all levels of education. Whether they are used for academic programs, extracurricular activities or competitive spaces, gymnasiums and playing fields offer an alternative to indoor curricula and a chance for students to build skills outside the classroom.
Alex Belkofer
PCS Project and Construction Services Inc., a construction management firm headquartered in Cleveland, hired Alex Belkofer for its construction management staff. Belkofer graduated from Ohio State University in 2009 with a dual degree in architecture and construction systems management.
Peter G. Bachmann
JCJ Architecture hired Peter G. Bachmann, AIA, to serve as studio director for the firm’s New York office. Bachmann has more than 20 years of experience, with an emphasis on K-12 and higher education projects.
Next Generation
Designing for Millennial Students
Learning takes on a whole new meaning for administrators and faculty teaching the current generation of students.
These recent high school graduates — known as the Millennials or Echo Boomers — have always used a calculator to solve math problems, have grown up with unparalleled access to information through the Internet and cannot fathom life without a cell phone and text messaging.
Next Generation
Designing for Millennial Students Learning takes on a whole new meaning for administrators and faculty teaching the current generation of students. These recent high school graduates 鈥� known as the…
Breaking the Mold
Independent Schools Look to Unique Buildings to Lure Students Independent schools compete politely but fiercely for the best students. In those competitions, key themes include academic and athletic excellence and…
New Orleans Opens Schools Part of $1.6 Billion Plan
NEW ORLEANS — A $1.6 billion master plan to rebuild schools here is coming to fruition with the fall opening of Langston Hughes Elementary School.
The 96,000-square-foot facility is the first school to open in New Orleans since 2003 and is the first public building to open since Hurricane Katrina and subsequent flooding caused widespread damage in 2005, according to officials.
Several schools planned under the 15-year master plan for the Recovery School District and Orleans Parish School Board are scheduled to open in coming months.
Feds Provide H1N1 Virus Guidelines for Schools
ATLANTA 鈥� The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education recently released new guidelines to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. The guidelines…