The Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts is a nearly 80,000 sf building with capacity for 600 students across grades Pre-K through 5. BRCVPA is a beloved institution among East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. The designs transform a dated, sprawling school campus into a vibrant, unified, two-story facility that sets a new standard for educational design in the region. Conceived to address both growing enrollment and persistent traffic congestion, the project replaces multiple disconnected buildings with a single, highly efficient structure, while integrating a dedicated early childhood education center. This magnet program, part of East Baton Rouge Public Schools, offers an arts-integrated curriculum that places dance, music, visual arts, and performance at the heart of daily learning.

Dodgertown Elementary School in Vero Beach, Florida is facing a challenge. Enrollment is dwindling as students are moving to charter schools or private schools with classical education and hands-on experiences. How can Dodgertown entice families to stay in their community? Dodgertown teamed up with MooreCo to rethink the mission of the underutilized library and consider new ways students can access and use materials. Dodgertown leaned into its designation as a STEAM Tech Lab Community Partner with a special focus on science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) curriculum and programming.

Faced with rapid population growth, Georgetown ISD set out to upgrade its approach to career and technical education (CTE). Existing programs were spread across three high schools and relied on outdated, makeshift equipment that limited both student access and real-world readiness. The district responded with the creation of the Future Ready Complex, a 241,000-square-foot facility designed to centralize all CTE programs and equip them with modern, industry-grade tools and furnishings. To bring this vision to life, GISD partnered with Meteor Education and Advanced Technologies Consultants, who guided the planning, procurement, and installation of furniture and equipment.

The feelings of a child experiencing each moment of life are robust and alive. It is this essence of whimsy and the joy of learning that is captured in the design of the new Early Excellence Academy, a learning environment to serve the earliest learners of Tomball ISD. DLR Group’s design is rooted in biophilic elements that evoke curiosity and connection to the natural world. With a design concept centered on scale and growth, an immersive experience takes the learner through the space. Careful consideration to create a physical environment that engages the user in their surroundings affords the learner and educator the opportunity to use the school as a tool for learning. This innovative environment inspires wonder and discovery through an educational journey that is founded in creative imagining. Research-based design strategies incorporated into each learning pod support the specific needs of early childhood learners.