The nation's school districts are focused on providing well-rounded learning experiences that plant seeds for future vocations in science, technology, business, or skilled trades. In New Hampshire, the new Dover High School and Regional Career Technical Center brings together 1,500 students in a combined 302,000-sf facility. "Parents and educators recognized the importance of making sure the career technical students were exposed to the highest academic standards possible, and that the traditional students had more involvement in hands-on programs and activities," says Laura Wernick, FAIA, REFP, LEED AP, Senior Principal, HMFH Architects, Cambridge, Mass. "The high-bay spaces are integrated with traditional academic spaces, so a science classroom might be next to an automotive lab." School districts are continuing to shift their focus toward STEM and STEAM learning. NeoCity Academy, a new 500-student public STEM magnet high school in Kissimmee, Fla., will open in August. Located in a 500-acre technology district, the net-zero energy facility will expose students to an engineering, biomedical, and cyber security curriculum in immersive, flexible learning environments. Many of the school's instructors will come from the University of Central Florida and the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center.
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