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SCHOOL TOURS Boulder Tour
Tour 1: Halcyon Middle School (6th -8th)
Boulder Valley School District
This school is a special education facility for Boulder Valley School District. The project is a 15,000SF addition to an existing building, replacing a wing that was originally constructed in 1955. The addition includes classrooms, a cafeteria/multipurpose room, administration and a library. The remainder of the existing building has also undergone a significant renovation to create a new, modern educational environment.
Tour 2: University Hill Elementary School (PK-5th)
Boulder Valley School District
This is an historic elementary school for the Boulder Valley School District and was originally constructed in 1905. An addition to the school at the Cafeteria and second floor provided increased space for meals and instruction. Work completed at the school includes air conditioning retrofit, replacing finishes, window replacement, and a kitchen and administration renovation. There is a new playground with a climbing area and an outdoor learning area.
Tour 3: The University of Colorado Boulder Aerospace Engineering
Sciences (AES) Building
This building was originally designed as the ‘Center of Gravity’ for the Aerospace Department. The new building is specifically designed for students, researchers, and private partners to collaborate. Inspired by principles of aerospace engineering, the building was designed from the inside out, ensuring the goals for collaborative research and hands-on learning drove the layout. At 180,000 GSF, the building offers a mix of active-learning classrooms, lecture classrooms, offices, laboratories and collaborative lounge spaces.
West Tour
Tour 1: Warren Tech South Career and Technical Education (9th-12th)
Warren Tech South is a high school CTE program open to all Jeffco Public School students. This project is a part of the Jeffco Public Schools 2018 Bond Program. The one-story 28,000 SF school specializes
in audio and video production, hospitality, physical therapy, and Aviation programs. The center of the school holds a 200-seat theatre for students to perform and learn lighting, rigging, sound and video