De Soto ISD’s Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy aims to spark curiosity at an early age through STEM education.
The new two-story, 68,000-square-foot building is estimated to cost $15 million.
The center will focus on early childhood STEAM education, offering a first of its kind in New York City.
The school is expected to serve more than 750 students in Pre-K through fifth grade when it opens in the 2022-2023 school year.
The new, two-story elementary school will replace South Point Elementary and is funded by Prop S, a $26 million bond issue approved in April.
The $15 million building renovation was part of Mayor Walsh’s $2.08 billion Imagine Boston Capital Plan. It was the final phase of an overall $33 million project to two Eliot school buildings.
Diegueño Middle School in Encinitas, California will soon have a new classroom building with ample space for hands-on STEM learning.
Construction on Frisco ISD’s newest high school began this summer amidst rising costs of building materials and labor shortages.
The two-story, $51 million school was designed by DLR Group and constructed by AMG & Associates. When completed in August 2020, it’s expected to accommodate up to 900 students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade.