Instructional Communities
The design deconstructs traditional “silos” and replaces them with three interdisciplinary instructional communities to allow for greater collaboration among faculty and students.-
Centralized support services such as the High School Counseling Center, psychological and social services, and the nurse’s office are located in the main school corridor to increase the ease of access for students and parents.
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The STEM Learning Community features seven new laboratories that support science, technology, engineering and math.
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The Humanities Learning Community supports English language arts, social studies and foreign languages with tiered classrooms that maximizes active learning.
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The Fine and Performing Arts community provides spaces to inspire art and music. Band, Chorus and Orchestra have their own rehearsal spaces and six arts studio classrooms provide ample space for collaboration.
Local History Resource Center
An 850 SF Local History Resource Center houses local artifacts and rotating collections that define Newburgh's rich history and culture. A full height glazed partition, touch screen display, open shelving and file storage for artifacts and documents provide an enlarged, more comfortable space to browse, review, and research.
Technology Hub
The 620 SF Tech Hub empowers individuals to learn through technnology. While the space provides flexible group tables, increased power supply, and access to technology for today’s uses, adaptability was an important consideration to ensure future programming and educational opportunities will be supported.