Planning continues for a new middle school in West Lethbridge. Representatives from Ferrari Westwood Babits Architects revealed floor plans and the location at Tuesday’s District 51 Board of Trustees meetin.
The new school will cover almost 6,600 square meters in the planned Waterbridge neighbourhood. It will accommodate 900 students in grades 6 to 8, and has a construction budget of over $25,000,000.
The heart of the school will be developed around a large gathering space, which will provide a community hub for the school flanked by the Drama Room, Band Room, Library-Learning Commons and Administration Spaces. Also located off the gathering space will be an three-station gymnasium and separate fitness room.
The new facility will also provide a Career and Technology Studies (CTS) Wood Shop, CTS Foods Space, as well as a flexible CTS module to support programs such as Fashion Studies or Video Editing. The school is expected to be ready for the start of the 2018-19 school year.
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