Betty Jane Community Learning Center

New Building

Location

Akron, OH

Project Type

Schools

Year

2007

Sq. Footage

85,000

Months to Complete

18

The new Betty Jane Community Learning Center includes classrooms, large activity spaces and physical activity areas for 450 students, including four kindergarten classrooms, 18 classrooms for grades 1-5 and several special education tutoring spaces.

Each classroom includes overhead digital projectors, marker boards and cabinet storage. Large-group activity spaces include a gymnasium and dining hall that can also be used for testing, community meetings and awards ceremonies. A stage is attached to the dining hall and equipped with performance-quality sound and lighting systems. Special spaces include art and music classrooms and a media center/LRC.

Behind the new Community Learning Center is a large playground and activity fields for the kids.