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EDUCATION DESIGN SHOWCASE • K-12
PROJECT OF DISTINCTION
INVENTIONLAND EDUCATION
INNOVATION LABS
BERKSHIRE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND INVENTIONLAND EDUCATION BURTON, OHIO
ARCHITECT
Inventionland Education PITTSBURGH, PENN.
PROJECT INFORMATION
COMPLETION DATE
7/29/2022
DESIGN CAPACITY
1,600 students
CURRENT ENROLLMENT
1,360 students
GROSS AREA OF BUILDING
204,000 sq. ft.
SPACE PER PUPIL
150 sq. ft.
SITE SIZE
33 acres
COST PER STUDENT
$37,500
COST PER SQ. FT.
$250
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST
$51,000,000
MAKER SPACES & INNOVATION LABS
Inventionland Education
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INV ENTIO NL AND Educa- tion worked with the 􏰀􏰁􏰂 million 􏰃erkshire 􏰄ocal Schools’ new 􏰅re􏰆􏰇􏰂􏰈 campus project to create 􏰂􏰉 immersive, age-appropriate maker spaces and Innova- tion 􏰄abs as an integral
part of their larger overall construction project.
This includes 􏰊reativ-
ity 􏰊abin locker cubbies
for 􏰅re􏰆 and kindergarten students􏰋 Inventalot 􏰊astles, with its own slide for 􏰌rst and second-grade students􏰋 and 􏰊hipper’s Treehouse for third- and fourth-graders.
In addition, the team developed 􏰍iscover 􏰅irate Ships for 􏰌􏰎h- and sixth- grade maker spaces, Inven- tron 􏰏obot spaces for sev- enth- and eighth-graders, and high school Innovation 􏰄abs utili􏰐ing a sci-􏰌/space fantasy theme, with modern wall art and dry-erase light panels.
􏰑ccording to 􏰃erkshire 􏰄ocal Schools Superinten- dent 􏰒ohn Stoddard, 􏰓The concept behind the maker spaces and Innovation
􏰄abs tied in perfectly with our project-based learn- ing approach. 􏰔e want our learners to understand how the ideas we teach work instead of just memori􏰐ing and repeating facts. 􏰑nd we want to inspire innovation, new thinking, and creativity through a combination of spaces and concepts.􏰕
Stoddard and Inven- tionland Education also believe the spaces will help to develop the skills that today’s employers want, such as problem-solving, collaboration, presentation skills, and creative solutions to problems.