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News | eee Review Wednesday, February 21,1990 —_ Ad
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New school designed to match

by Valorie Lennox
The Review

The new Mt. Newton Middle
was designed in reverse: first the
program was outlined and then the
building plans drafted.

Usually a school is built and
programs fitted into the existing
building.

But the result of the reverse
method is a unique school — and
it’s already drawing interest from
throughout the province and across
Canada, said superintendent Hank
Stefaniuk during an information
meeting on the new school Thurs-
day.

Construction of the $11 million
project at the Stelly’s Crossroad
and Gowdy Road site is expected
to start in June for completion by
September 1991.

The finished school will house
up to 750 students in Grades 6, 7
and 8.

Although the school will be
large, a four-pod design will give
the impression of a smaller school.

Each of the three pods will have
its Own identity, with washrooms,
locker area, outside bicycle racks,

staff work area, computer lab and
science lab in addition to class-
rooms,

The fourth pod will house home
economics, music, art, industrial

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arts, dance and drama and an open
area which may be used for per-
formances or assemblies.

The fourth pod will also contain
a lunch area and be linked to the

A MODEL SCHOOL showing the classroom and hallway
design of the new Mt. Newton Middle School is examined by

principal Betty Clazie.

gymnasium and an auxiliary gym-
nasium.

The design allows community
use of the facilities in the fourth
pod while closing off the rest of
the school.

Two playing fields and parking
for 90 vehicles is included on the
11 acre site. Vehicles will enter
from Stelly’s Cross Road.

The six classrooms in each of
the three pods are linked by
alcoves. The design allows for
team teaching, small group
instruction or a separate project
area.

A clear story above each of the
hallways brings natural light into
the classrooms.

Responding to the provincial
Ministry of Education’s Year 2000
plan, the pod design will accom-
modate ungraded instruction.

Requirements for the school
were outlined by present Mt. New-
ton school teachers before the new
school was designed, architect
Donovan Marshall said.

Included in the new school is
provision for the English as a

programs

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second language, French immer-
sion, special education and Native
Programs already in the present
school.

The new school will also work
with the Dunsmuir Lodge based
B.C. Educational Technology
Centre, reviewing educational soft-
ware and interactive videos.

Keven Elder, director of program ,
development for the district, hopes
the school will incorporate tech-
nology into everyday practice.

Computers will be readily avail-
able, with a computer lab in each
pod and wiring for computers in
each classroom. Plans call for 200
computers in the school.

Teachers are receiving in-
service training on using such
technology as computers and
interactive laser videos when plan-
ning lessons.

Instead of teaching students
about computers in computer labs,
Elder hopes the students will use
computers as a learning tool.

“We are hoping to make com-
puters readily available to each
classroom.”

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