Meraki High School | Fair Oaks, CA

This 10,550-square-foot alternative high school was built on the site of a former elementary school. The non-traditional classrooms host an innovative teaching program based on project-based, student-driven learning. In addition to flexible classrooms, the high school includes a maker workshop for woodworking, metalwork, and robotics. Study is self-directed and based on student interests, and the learning spaces are designed to engage students while allowing them to set their own course of study.

The project also included demolition of interior spaces within three classroom buildings and two sets of restrooms, followed by reconstruction of finishes in those areas. Exterior site work involved demolition of out-of-tolerance concrete walkways to bring them into current ADA compliance, construction of a new entrance courtyard with seat walls, placement of decorative boulders for outdoor learning, and new landscaping along street frontages.