High Schools
V. Sue Cleveland High School
Designed as a series of six schools-within-a-school, the building supports learning academies for Liberal Arts, Environmental Studies and other career paths. Each academy is self-contained and equipped with its own administrative offices, guidance areas, restrooms, teacher planning areas, group areas, lockers and computer labs. A 1,000-seat Concert Hall is part of a Performing Arts Center that serves the school’s Academy of the Arts, as well as community organizations. Learning areas throughout are flexible and include movable furniture to support unlimited teaching configurations.
Associate firm: Van H. Gilbert Architects
Expertise
Client
Rio Rancho Public Schools
Location
Rio Rancho, NM
Scope
410,848 New SF
Challenges
Develop small learning communities to support academy approach to instruction
Provide flexibility for future changes in enrollment and approach to curriculum
Achieve LEED Silver Certification
V SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Learning areas are flexible and include movable furniture to support unlimited teaching configurations.
V SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
The building features groupings of hi-tech seminar space with adjacent hands-on labs.
V SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Student commons are popular spaces for collaboration and independent study.
V SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
The 1,000-seat Concert Hall is part of a Performing Arts Center that serves the school’s Academy of the Arts, as well as community organizations.
V SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
A flexible black box theater also serves as part of the Performing Arts Center, and exists for smaller, more intimate productions.
V SUE CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Extensive natural lighting, along with ground-source heat pumps, low maintenance materials and heat-reflecting roof materials, serves as part the school’s LEED Silver-certified energy strategies.
V. Sue Cleveland High School offers endless opportunities to engage in true 21st century learning and teaching via comfortable sun-lit classrooms and breathtaking views.
