Today was awesome! We finished the room and invited the students and families to come and see it in a grand opening. This has truly been a bumpy road to ride to get to the finished room, but it has been worth it. As we cut the red ribbon and students entered the room, "ooohs" and "ahhhs" were all that we heard. Students made comments like “I can’t wait to learn in here” and “I’m so lucky to be in this class!”. Students wrote on the walls, swiveled in the chairs and chattered together excitedly! It was so amazing to watch the excitement!
We’re so glad that many of the people who helped us create and build this room were able to be at the grand opening as well. The room was funded by our district Elementary Learning Foundation and we’re glad several representatives came to see the awesomeness their grant created! ELF does amazing things for our district and this is yet another example of how dedicated they are to making our schools awesome!
The district built us a countertop that allows students to work in stools, they repaired the walls, painted the walls and installed new technology. The maintenance staff has been amazing and we’re so thankful. We’ve also been supported 100% by the administration in district 64 and Lincoln so we’re thankful to them as well. And we couldn't have made this dream a reality without the help of FGM architects who have helped us with our vision, ideas and plans. So many people to thank!!
So the room is finished and now the real work begins! Learning and experiencing the active learning space with students. We’ll keep you posted on our learning experience as we use it to inspire, motivate and assist students in learning their way!
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| Ms. Dabe and Mrs. Johnson ready to reveal room! |
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Thanks to all for making this dream a reality!
Mr. Prim (Head Custodian @Lincoln), Ms. Wright (FGM Architects), MJ Warden (Director Technology and Innovation), (Ms. Dabe, Mrs. Johnson) Mr. DeGeorge (Director Facility Management) |
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| View of the room |
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| Students enjoying the new chairs |
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| Writing on the walls! |
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| Thanks ELF! |
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| The Idea Lounge area |
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