One of the more difficult issues that we confront in the redesign of the Dent School into a contemporary learning environment is the classroom layout: custom cabinetry, shelving, storage, desks, chairs, etc. -- getting all that the faculty requires into space with many constraints. While the renovation project adds additional floor space to each classroom it changes the dynamic just enough that we have to devote a great deal of thought to how all the furniture and equipment will be placed in the new space as well as what can be recycled and what needs to be purchased or custom built.
Our architectural team lead by Robin McGrew, cox graae + spaak architects, www.cgsarchitects.com, have lead us to creative layout solutions for our classrooms. Kendall Grier and Barbara Keeling, Second Grade Teachers, review alternatives for locating the cubbies with Robin's guidance. In Kindergarten Jason Gray, Head of School, joins Robin as the co-teachers, Linda DeGraf and Venuta Carulli, site furniture and teaching material in their classroom which will be a significantly different shape following the renovation project.
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