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.

Marco Partners with Heart of America to Transform Eleanor Roosevelt School's Library The Challenge Existing library retrofit with multiple entry points and sightline challenges. • Staff needed clear visibility across the entire space for supervision. • Central location within the school required a design that looked cohesive from every angle. • Outdated furniture created a dreary, uninspiring environment.

This Pre K-6 school serves children and families from Districts 3, 4 and 5 of the Gila River Indian Community. Located in District 5, the school is surrounded by cultivated farmland and in a region which has historically been the agricultural hub for the Akimel O'otham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) peoples. The school focuses on student's global readiness while maintaining the Akimel O'otham Ñeo'ok and Himdag. The campus provides an immersive cultural experience, helping to preserve the languages, stories, and traditions of the tribes. The layout of the campus takes inspiration from the agricultural fields that sustained the Akimel O'otham and Pee Posh and the canals they were so skilled in devising and constructing. Classroom clusters and core/community buildings are organized around a central ribbon of green space. The campus includes indoor and outdoor commons areas that provide each grade level cluster space for flexible instruction.

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.