WELCOME!

WORKSHOP 1, DAY TWO

Christina Sylvester, Principal, Merrill Middle School

Joan Wieser, Principal, Cory Elementary

Julia Shepherd, Principal, C3 Elementary

CORY/C3/MERRILL MASTER PLAN

WELCOME BACK!Reflections of Day One

CO-CREATIVE PROCESS + Ground RulesHow we work and design together

VIDEO PROVOCATIONThe Best Kindergarten You’ve Ever Seen…

LISTENING SESSION + DAY ONE REVIEWHighest Hopes, Forces of Change, Limiting Beliefs, etc.

VISION STATEMENT REVEALPresentation and Feedback

EMPATHY WALKWhole Group Activity

BLOCK PARTY!Whole Group Design Activity

COMMON GROUND & NEXT STEPS

WORKING AGENDA

• 10-15 year road map for the future

• Grounded on your vision for learning

• Living/breathing document

• Physically & fiscally responsible

• Allows logical implementation over

time

WHAT IS A

MASTER PLAN?

To co-create a clear and compelling vision for the

campus and to align the educational program

and physical design with this vision.

DESIGN WITH, NOT FORwelcome to the design team!

RELAX & ALLOW. Constant self monitoring will get in

the way of group performance. Let go…

DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHO GETS CREDIT. When everyone genuinely collaborates, everyone ends up being

more creative.

CLARITY IS NOT A VIRTUE. If everything you say is

detailed and explicit, you won’t give your collaborators room to

run. Put ideas out there that are half-baked.

CREATIVITY IS RISKY. Nurture an environment

that rewards failure. Successful creative teams are the ones

who fail the most often.

GROUND RULES

The best kindergarten

you’ve ever seen…

TAKAHARU TEZUKA

VIDEO PROVOCATION

REFLECTIONS

LET’S REVIEW…

HIGHEST HOPESPlease introduce yourself, your relationship

to the campus, and a highest hope you have

for the outcome of the Master Plan.

• Shared collaborative space for 3 programs.

• More of a community and more cohesive

to increase the value of neighborhood

• All 3 schools collaborating and multi-

school events

• Optimize our physical space for our

community

• Leveraging the 3 school community

• As a campus, collaborate to reach our

highest hopes and goals

• Cory/Merrill Campus becomes united

moving into the future and be ready for it.

• Collaboration as a campus

• Teachers have spaces that meet their needs

• Beautiful campus where children want to

learn

• Create space that supports all kids learning

• Cory would love to have kinder back.

• Kinder back at Cory

• Allow Merrill to grow and meet the needs of

current students

• Community to develop a plan that addresses

the needs of the schools and community

• Thinking and being adaptable for the future,

including resources

• Learning and community

• Collaborating with bond $ and with a vision

marching forward

• Merrill maintains community support students

are proud to go to

• Continue to learn and honor rich history of the

campus and the 3 schools

HIGHEST HOPES

4/11/19 LISTENING SESSION @ MERRILL 4/12/19 LISTENING SESSION @ CORY

WHAT’S WORKING WELL NOW:

1. Comfortable, safe, caring community

2. Continued support of amazing administrators and teachers.

3. Sharing resources across 3 schools.

4. Collaboration between the grade levels

5. Highly engaged parents and communities

6. Open and spacious campus in unique desirable location

7. Outdoor Garden, Track and Tennis facilities

8. Unique and interesting mid-century modern architecture

9. All 3 schools have close neighborhood connection

10. Progress this year with communication and engagement

BIG OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT:

1. Uplifting outreach continuity across the 3 programs

2. Stronger collaboration and connection across the 3 programs

3. Bring Kinder program to Cory, continuity to Merrill (K8 campus)

4. Reimagine how the 3 programs occupy existing space

5. Add shared specialized spaces to support all programs

6. Add shared gym facilities and repurpose existing

7. Update and re-think Library spaces

8. Improvements to accessibility through and in between schools

9. Improved HVAC systems and maintenance

10. Event space for community gatherings inside and out

11. Increase safety of pick-off and drop-off, pathways and sidewalks

12. Flex space to address fluctuations of enrollment in the 3 programs

FORCES OF CHANGE:

1. Accommodations for changes teaching & learning styles

2. Global warming and climate change

3. Changing community demographics, population growth

4. Increased local housing cost

5. Immersive technology and balance with meaningful learning

6. Increased competition from charters, private schools

7. Rise of Mental Health support systems and programs

8. New modes of transportation to and from campus

9. Limited funding and resources, bonding process

10. More attuned to community needs

11. Rise of school violence and bullying

LIMITING BELIEFS:{ i.e. preconceptions }

• Public school funding “Not enough

money”

• The system is powerless to change

• Only in it for themselves short term

• Having a set mindset, not being

flexible

• Thinking we can’t find common

ground

• Logistical reality is difficult

• Perceptions of what schools should look

like/feel like/be like

• Pie in the sky, will it ever happen

• DPS’s ability to follow – through with

bond money; won’t do what they say.

• Not knowing the future; don’t let not

being able to predict future needs limit us

• Politics – Country/City/Community

• Existing buildings can’t be changed

LIMITING BELIEFS:

Education is shifting rapidly across the US and around the globe, what are some examples of what other school are doing?

INNOVATION + Design Provocation

Century

• Mass Personalization

• Project Based Learning

• Career Pathways

• Blended Learning

• Flipped Classrooms

• STEM / STEAM

FLEXIBIL ITY

“It’s education that’s meant to take us into this future that we can’t grasp. Nobody has a clue…what the world will look like in 5 year’s time, and yet we’re meant to be educating them for it.”

• Rapidly (re)configurable

• Relentless variety

• Mobile furnishings & tech

• Shared ownership of space

• Visual transparency

• invites INQUIRY (not passive)

• Learning happens everywhere

DYNAMIC FLEXIBILITY

NOT THIS… THIS.

School of ONENew York City, NY

results

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Commons

StaffCollaboration

Learning Studios

Flex Studio“Making”

Outdoor Project Patio

ProjectCommons

Small Group

TYPICAL LEARNING NEIGHBORHOOD

Key Plan

Flex Studio“Science/Art”

Learning Studios

Small Group

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MeadowLark School

ERIE, COLORADO

MeadowLark School

ERIE, COLORADO

SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL, BVSD

How To Design The Googleplex Of Schools

REFLECTIONS

CREATING A SHARED VISION

The purpose of a facility related vision statement for the projects is to guide the design effort, help us set priorities, align resources, and facilitate an efficient decision making process.

WE SEE…Imagine it’s the year 2030, and the Master Plan

recommendations have been successfully

implemented and it exceeds your expectations.

You are giving a tour of the campus to a team of

educators who see it as a model…

What do you see?(What is actually happening?)

Table 1:

We see JOY

-engagement

-smiles-happiness

-active learning (adults & kids)

-inspired faces

We see FLEXIBILITY

-learning through playing

-multi-use spaces for all

We see OWNERSHIP-PRIDE

-Students, staff, community

-P.R. Value

We see A DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT

-inclusive collaborations

-respect

We see an EFFICIENT AND FUNCTIONAL CAMPUS

Table 2:

WE SEE….

• An active multi-generational community

utilizing the campus

• More natural light

• Vibrant color that inspires JOY

• Lush landscaping across campus with

designed spaces throughout

Table 3:

We See….

• An active campus of Discovery

• Physical activity with outdoors

• Engaged in Arts and Creativity

• Community involvement

We See….

• Student Safety

• Student learning and whole child

needs are met

We See flexibility

• A collaborative, communicative

community

• Technology

• An active campus of discovery and

joy.

Table 4:

We see….

A flexible indoor/outdoor community hub,

complete with learning labs, technology,

fresh air and gathering spaces.

We see an active, diverse and inclusive

campus of students, staff, parents, families

comprised of flexible spaces that enable

and inspire discovery, learning and

joy. WITH NATURAL LIGHT, LUSH

LANDSCAPING and VIBRANT COLORS we

cultivate pride and care in our flexible indoor/outdoor community hub.

CORY C3 MERRILL CAMPUS VISION STATEMENT

REFLECTIONS

BLOCK PARTY!(think outside the blocks)

At your table, using the materials provided, design

your ideal campus plan to support the vision

statement. Consider the overall organization of

the 3 programs, how spaces will be used and

shared, and what types of activities will take place.

DESIGN EXERCISE

• Colored Blocks provided are 30’x30’ in scale, the

size of a typical classroom. You may wish to assign

values to the colors.

• Feel free to use the post-it notes and to draw,

write and label your ideas.

• White out tape is provided if you wish to remove

walls in the existing building footprints.

MERRILL MS & C3CORY ELEMENTARY

SHARED ENTRY,

(summer 2019)

PRESENTATIONS

COMMON GROUND AND

INTERESTING OUTLYERS

NEXT STEPS…

MASTER PLANNING WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP 1, 2 DAYS

• CREATING A SHARED VISION, 3 HR.

• THINK OUTSIDE THE BLOCKS, 3 HR.

WORKSHOP 2, 2 HR.

• CONCEPT AND FEEDBACK

WORKSHOP 3, 1.5 HR

• FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

THANK YOU!

WORKSHOP 1, DAY ONE

Christina Sylvester, Principal, Merrill Middle School

Joan Wieser, Principal, Cory Elementary

Julia Shepherd, Principal, C3 Elementary

CORY/C3/MERRILL MASTER PLAN