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Change is the one constant in today's high schools. These buildings are being asked to support an ever-expanding array of curriculum offerings and instructional methods. They are increasingly providing a "24/7" approach to community use. And they are doing so while minimizing operating costs and the impact to the surrounding environment.

With this in mind, Fanning Howey helps clients plan and design 21st century high schools that are flexible, adaptable, and highly-customized. We strive to create learning environments – both traditional and non-traditional – that support current curriculum needs and have the ability to change over time.

Designed From the Curriculum UpOur collaborative process engages all stakeholders in an exploration of current and future trends. The goal is to gain a clear understanding of the client's educational philosophy and curriculum delivery methods, so that the building can support teaching and learning in the most effective way. This includes in-depth discussions regarding the use of educational technology – one of the most rapidly-changing elements of the modern high school environment.

A Focus on Flexibility The best high schools provide flexible environments that can change along with the needs of teachers and students. Operable walls, raised access floors, and adaptable classroom configurations help to ensure that the building will be as relevant 50 years from now as it is on the first day of school.

Student-Centered Sustainable DesignThe incorporation of sustainable strategies is one of the most important aspects of a 21st century high school. Daylighting, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, and acoustics all have a significant impact on a student's ability to learn. In addition, we provide clients with a host of options – ranging from chilled beam systems to displacement ventilation – that can lower operating costs and allow more money to be directed toward education. In many cases, our designs incorporate demonstration elements, such as renewable energy systems, which allow the building to be used as a teaching tool.

Community UseA 21st century high school is more than just a place to learn. Today's flexible facilities support a wide variety of community activities. Performing arts centers, continuing education labs, gymnasiums, and athletic fields help to enhance the lives of all residents and establish the high school as a true center of the community.

Redefining the Learning Environment. At the new V. Sue Cleveland High School, learning doesn't just occur in the classroom. Six "schools-within-a-school" offer safe, personalized environments, including project rooms and commons areas for breakout activities. The secured outdoor Main Street Plaza, the library, lecture hall, and a variety of high-tech studio labs are also hubs of learning. The school's diverse range of offerings allows students to pursue individual interests and prepare for post-secondary education.

V. Sue Cleveland High School

" V. Sue Cleveland High School offers endless opportunities to engage in true 21st century learning and teaching via comfortable sun-lit classrooms and breathtaking views. This guarantees an engaging learning experience, making V. Sue Cleveland High School one of the finest schools anywhere."

- Scott Affentranger, PrincipalV. Sue Cleveland High School

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Say Goodbye to the "Sage on the Stage." The Zionsville High School Multi-Disciplinary Instructional Center offers students a self-directed, project-based learning environment. The open, flexible floor plan allows students to reconfigure the space to accommodate their needs. Teachers' stations are located along the side walls, allowing students to quickly and easily engage instructors if they have questions. In this environment, the teacher no longer acts as a "sage on the stage;" instead, they are a "guide by the side."

Zionsville Multi-Disciplinary Instructional Center

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" This space is so open and free, and you can focus on your own groups or by yourself. You feel more freedom than in a normal classroom."

- Becca ShaferZionsville High School Senior

Career-Tech Time Machine. Renovations to Hammond Area Career Center turned a 1950s automotive shop into a state-of-the-art Multimedia Broadcast Academy. The Academy mirrors a professional environment and features a TV studio, radio studio, and multiple editing rooms. The use of flexible furniture promotes collaboration and encourages individual research, small group work, and traditional lecture-style instruction. Student reaction to the new learning environment has been overwhelmingly positive; the Academy’s enrollment doubled after just one year in operation.

Hammond Multimedia Broadcast Academy

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A 21st Century Learning Environment. Colonel Smith represents an entirely new type of learning environment. The school's STEM-based curriculum will be supported by a cloud computing environment and hand-held instructional devices for students. Flexible Collaboration Areas will support individual, small-group, and large-group instruction. In the High School Wing – which has been designed but will be constructed in a separate phase – students will experience an environment very similar to that of a community college or professional workspace.

Colonel Smith Middle School and High School Complex

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A Perfect Fit. The new Huber Heights High School is designed to fit within a tight site, which is bordered by a main thoroughfare and includes the current high school. A unique floor plan responds to the contours of the site and places community entrances toward the front of the building, near the road. This will allow Huber Heights residents to take advantage of the high school's Twilight program for adult continuing education. The arrangement will also provide easy access to Varsity sporting events and after-school programs.

Huber Heights High School

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Designed to Grow. Constructed in three phases, the new Fishers High School was designed to grow along with the needs of its suburban community. The first phase housed a Freshman Academy and basic supporting spaces. The second phase doubled the enrollment capacity and added a natatorium, auditorium, and competition gymnasium. The third phase created additional classroom space and provided expanded facilities for athletics and the performing arts.

Fishers High School

" Our new high school is an unusual concept in that it's being phased in, but that met our community needs. It was a stroke of genius. It's very exciting."

- Dr. Concetta Raimondi, Former Superintendent Hamilton Southeastern Schools

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A Gateway to the Community. Located just off the interstate highway, Lima Senior High School is one of first sights to greet visitors to downtown Lima. The building's three-story academic wing strikes a dramatic image, while also responding to the challenges posed by the constricted site. The high school's design uses extensive amounts of glass to create visual connections to the city. The Spartan Inn, a working kitchen staffed by students from the Culinary Arts Programs, and a host of other shared-use facilities make Lima High School a central destination within the community.

Lima Senior High School

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Building as a Teaching Tool. Sustainable elements at Phelps – a LEED Silver certified building – do more than lower operating costs; they also help students learn. The design includes exposed, multicolored building systems, horticultural gardens, and a variety of demonstration elements, including photovoltaic solar arrays, wind turbines, and a geothermal system. In addition, specialized learning areas, such as an HVAC laboratory with three alternate heating source units, allow students to explore careers in the field of sustainability.

Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School

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" We are not just teaching young people a trade. We will teach them to learn, work, and appreciate green-collar jobs."

- Adrian M. Fenty Former Mayor of Washington, D.C.

" The school did a complete 180 and went from bad to wonderful. I really like it now and am proud to attend Eastern High School and be a Rambler. Kids even stay after school just because it is a nice place to be."

- Anaje BoydSenior in Health & Medical Science

Reinventing a Classic. The renovation of Eastern High School turned an 80-year-old building into a 21st century learning environment. Sustainable strategies – the design team targeted LEED Gold certification – include building envelope upgrades and the replacement of inefficient heating equipment. However, building systems aren't the only thing new at Eastern. Many outdated classroom areas are now cutting-edge, project-based learning environments. This includes a Project Lab, which features a real-life ambulance used by the school's Health and Medical Science Academy.

Eastern High School

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Fanning Howey is a full-service architectural and engineering firm focusing on the planning and design of learning environments for people of all ages. From elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools to higher education facilities and public libraries, we strive to create places that spark the imagination and encourage a life-long love of learning.

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Funding assistance

Educational programming and planning

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