CARTER G. WOODSON EDUCATION COMPLEX WELCOME! Buckingham County’s revived Primary (K-2) and Elementary (3-5) Schools create a new Learning Landscape for the 21st century. The new school focuses on THE WHOLE CHILD • Environmental Stewardship • Health & Wellness • Creative Inquiry THE CARTER G. WOODSON EDUCATION COMPLEX SITE RICH HISTORY BUCKINGHAM COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL • Operating 1924 - 1953 • First high school in the county for African American students • Transitions into the Stephen J. Ellis Elementary School in 1953 when the Carter G. Woodson High School opened • The Training School property is now being converted into a memorial park CARTER G. WOODSON HIGH SCHOOL • Opened in 1953 for African Americans • Was on the current primary and elementary school site • The legacy is carried on in the title of the current primary and elementary school – which is known as the Carter G. Woodson Education Complex. Carter G. Woodson (1875 - 1950) who was born in Buckingham County and considered the “father of black history” Previous Dillwyn Elementary School Site Previous Dillwyn Elementary School Carter G. Woodson High School The old Buckingham County Training School ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ECO-LITERACY Students become environmental stewards through learning about their natural surroundings! The site fosters teachable moments throughout the landscape. PLAN KEY 1 Entry Courtyard 2 Naturalized Meadow Grass 3 Picnic Knoll 4 Frog Bog & Observation Deck 5 Tot Lot Natural Play Area 6 K-2 Play Terrace 7 3-5 Play Terrace 8 Walking Paths 9 Large Playfields 10 Composting & Dirt Lab 11 Dining & Classroom Terraces 12 Edible Gardens 13 Academic Gardens 14 Pollinator Garden 15 Rain Gardens 16 Sonata Music Garden 8 9 9 8 4 6 3 8 2 12 11 12 7 12 10 13 13 16 1 5 15 15 14 ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES & PRACTICES ECO-LITERACY Sustainable features are incorporated inside and out throughout the school. These features help save money and the environment! SUSTAINABLE FEATURES • Solatube Daylight Harvesting • Light Louvers in Classrooms • Natural Daylight from Windows • Stormwater Management • Water Source Heat Pump • Non-Toxic Materials • Recycling Programs • Natural Local Materials Buckingham Slate Kyanite Regional Lumber Can you apply these sustainable practices to your own home? GRADE LEVELS BY VIRGINIA ECO-REGIONS FINDING YOUR WAY Navigating through the grades of Buckingham Primary & Elementary Schools is just like traveling through the landscape of Virginia! PRIMARY SCHOOL • Grades K-2 • Virginia Land Eco-regions • Warm Colors K 1 2 3 4 5 VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS VIRGINIA FORESTS VIRGINIA PRAIRIES VIRGINIA WETLANDS VIRGINIA RIVERS VIRGINIA OCEAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • Grades 3-5 • Virginia Water Eco-regions • Cool Colors Look for your grade icon and learn about the Virginia eco-regions! PRIMARY : VIRGINIA LAND ECO-REGIONS ELEMENTARY : VIRGINIA WATER ECO-REGIONS EXPLORE VIRGINIA’S LIVING LANDSCAPE FINDING YOUR WAY EXPLORE NATIVE PLANTS & ANIMALS Each classroom is identified with a grade level icon and a native plant or animal species found specifically in that region of Virginia. CLASSROOM SIGN INFO • Room Numbers • Grade Level Icon • Plant or Animal Name • Photo of Species • 2 Detail Photos of Species • Teacher Name How many classroom species have you seen in the wild before? LEARN ABOUT THE PLANTS & ANIMALS BY GRADE LEVEL IN EACH ECO-REGION OF VIRGINIA! EXPLORING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SPACE MATTERS SECOND FLOOR 14 The K-5 campus features new and renovated spaces meant to inspire students and prompt inquiry and exploration. PLAN KEY 1Administration 2 Community Meeting Room 3 Dining Commons 4 Food Lab 5 Kitchen Lab 6 Dining Terrace 7Music 8Art 9 Gymnasium 10 Library 11 Reading Terrace 12 Media Lab 13 Woodland Hub 14 Grade Breakout Spaces 8 14 12 10 14 14 11 14 FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN LAB 6 5 3 8 4 14 14 14 14 13 14 2 9 9 7 1 14 1 Which spaces inspire you? PRIMARY SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHABLE MOMENTS SPACE MATTERS Educational opportunities are interwoven throughout the school’s interior and landscape. SPACES FOSTERING TEACHABLE MOMENTS • Window Views • Indoor Bridge • Reading Nooks • Reading Terrace • Kindergarten-Pop Windows • Corridor Benches • Woodland Hub • Grade Breakout Spaces • Food Lab • Kitchen Lab • Corner Bakery • Dining Terrace • Academic Gardens • Edible Landscape • Frog Bog • Observation Deck THE DINING COMMONS FOODSMART KIDS The Dining Commons is located at the heart of the school creating a social center around food education. THE DINING COMMONS: ONE BIG CLASSROOM • Food Lab • Kitchen Lab • Corner Bakery • Community Meeting Hall • Food & Nutritional Displays • Open Servery • Outdoor Dining Terrace How often do you eat food you’ve grown and prepared out of your own garden? FOOD LEARNING SPACES FOODSMART KIDS The Dining Commons is located at the heart of the school creating a social center around food education. THE DINING COMMONS: ONE BIG CLASSROOM • Food Lab • Kitchen Lab • Corner Bakery • Community Meeting Hall • Food & Nutritional Displays • Open Servery • Outdoor Dining Terrace How often do you eat food you’ve grown and prepared out of your own garden? MOVEMENT & ACTIVITY HEALTH & WELLBEING Your new school provides a healthy environment that promotes motion and activity! “BODIES IN MOTION – BRAINS IN MOTION Adequate movement promotes both physical development and academic progress.” • • • • • • K-2 Gymnasium 3-5 Gymnasium Stairs Flexible Furniture Outdoor Playfields Outdoor Metered Paths MOVEMENT & ACTIVITY HEALTH & WELLBEING Your new school has prompts at every set of stairs teaching about the benefits of activity and motion! These signs emphasize the positives of activity and educate about: • • • • Your Muscles Your Lungs Your Heart Benefits of Taking Stairs