Christina Thomas, Principal of the new Lake Washington High School gives a video tour of her school and explains the four "community learning Houses". Click on the books to meet Christina and start the short tour!
According to a student tour guide, this year, Northstar will be housed in the new high school, prior to the 9th grade re-configuration in 2012. Also, students will be without lockers. Thomas said 65 netbooks are provided for each house, in addition to the computers from the old school. Honors students and disabled will be in-House. AP students and electives outside-House.
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July, 16 2010 McGranahan architiect's report:
The new Lake Washington High School is a 214,000 sf facility being constructed on the existing campus with the current school in operation during construction. A primary goal of the project is to capitalize on the qualities and benefits of Smaller Learning Communities within the larger school setting. The new school will support four Learning Communities in “houses” of 300-350 students. Still, the design recognizes the composite community that is Lake Washington High School by honoring the history of the school and those who have enlivened the site before.
Identifiable groupings of classrooms, labs & studios, each linked to a central shared instructional area, foster closer connections between teachers and >>
. Teams of teachers and integration of subjects help students discover connections that make learning more relevant. Specialized Labs and Studios are located adjacent to each classroom/shared instructional cluster to support their own Learning Community as well as others in the school.
Shared instructional areas are at the heart of each Learning Community. They are equipped with amenities that encourage collaboration and different styles of teaching – projectors, sinks, whiteboards, interactive “smart” boards, storage and display.
Groups can be arranged in many sizes and configurations, along with an adjacent “internet café” space for group study or research. Wireless networking and mobile computing support student and teacher work in all of these settings.
The layout of the buildings optimizes orientation to natural daylight for all classrooms, reducing the need for artificial lighting. Read more, about the solar panels, ground heating and other green features >>
The main building will be heated and ventilated utilizing a ground coupled system with vertical heat exchange piping loops. Photovoltaic arrays mounted on the roof will be provided for on-site power generation. Additional sustainable design elements include storm water strategies such as rain gardens combined with hardy, drought tolerant native and non-native acclimatized ornamental plants that were chosen for their ability to survive the Pacific Northwest’s dry summers and wet winters with very low maintenance. Materials and systems were selected for a balance of durability, maintainability, aesthetics and sustainability. Exterior walls are a combination of brick, concrete, pre-finished metal panels, curtain wall and storefront. These durable and high-performing materials will costless to maintain, resulting in a reduced total life cycle cost of the building.
--McGrananan, 7/16/2010
Video is on the LWSD website http://www.lwsd.org/
LINK TO ALL LWHS TOPICS: http://www.lwsd.org/For-Community/School-Construction/Modernization/Pages/LWHS.aspx
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