West Springfield High School

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West Springfield High School
West Springfield, Massachusetts

This 257,500 sq. ft. 1,340 student school by Symmes Maini & McKee Associates features eight neighborhood clusters on four levels centered around large group instruction spaces and serving three academic centers of excellence – Humanities, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), Fine and performing arts as well as a Freshman Academy named the Terrier House. Large group instruction spaces are one and two story flexible teaching labs that allow for cross disciplinary instruction, project based learning programs, and multi-media instruction as well as student and team governance. Built on the slope of an 80 foot hill the state-of-the-art green school is a daylit, welcoming community resource that includes an elevated exercise track, 2,500 sq. ft. multi-purpose athletic and dance space, natatorium with 50 meter pool, a 700 seat performance theater, 250 seat mini-theater, and a library learning commons arranged around a student commons/cafeteria and oval entrance courtyard.