RTA :: P-12 / Elementary And Preschool

Enhancing education
through design.

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McBrayer Elementary School

Serving preschool through fifth grade, McBrayer Elementary School replaced two outdated facilities. Located on a wooded site near the high school campus, the facility was designed to take advantage of the natural setting through classroom views and outdoor learning areas from the cafeteria and media center.

The focus of the interior is the main lobby, which was designed to be both a gathering place and a center of activity. This space joins the public spaces such as the cafeteria, gymnasium and media center with the academic areas, allowing the classroom wing to be separately secured from the public spaces. This is especially important as the building serves the school system and community after hours. The gymnasium includes a high school sized playing floor that will be utilized as a practice court for the adjacent high school as well as other community events.

Another innovative feature of the design is the individual and small-group learning space and storage room shared by every pair of classrooms, providing an opportunity for special individualized instruction or small group project space.