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FEARN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Project Type: New Elementary Campus
Location: North Aurora IL
Size: 600 Students Grades K-5 / 58,000 sf
Completed prior to Peter Brown Architects
Architect of Record: Perkins+Will
Role: Project Director–Program, Planning and Design
Harold G. Fearn Elementary School / Aurora Partnership for Teaching is an innovative partnership between a public school district and local university teaching programs. The responsive design supports multiple educational structures: grade level, teaming, multi-age and looping. Suites of four classrooms are organized around small libraries, allowing students access to resource materials as needed throughout the school day. The school has been widely recognized by educators and architects, including a feature in Education Week.