The Washington County Schools IGAL (Innovative Gifted Accelerated Learning) Academy in Sandersville, Georgia will be a home for both enrichment maker spaces for the district’s primary and middle school students as well as the developing culinary arts program of the adjacent Washington County High School.
GMC was asked to take a building formerly used as a youth detention facility by the state of Georgia and reinvent it as a center for culinary arts and hands-on learning. The IGAL Academy is a home for both enrichment maker spaces for the district's primary and middle school students as well as the developing culinary arts program of the adjacent Washington County High School
Inside the building, the reapplication of the existing commercial kitchen allowed the school to have a central cooking and serving space that can be used for demonstration, teaching, and events by the school district. This service and demo core is wrapped in a set of five flexible maker classrooms that are used for studio-style teaching for learners of all levels. The building also includes renovated restrooms, offices, and meeting spaces for staff to work together to develop this new curriculum.
Outside the building, in addition to new paving and other landscape updates, there is also a set of new tennis courts with the size appropriate for the High School to host tournaments during their sports season.
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