PROJECT NARRARTIVE

Ramstein High School represents the next generation of schools for DoDEA replacing an outdated building with a technology-rich learning environment for students.

The Dynamic Activity Commons is a 3-story space, located in the central core of the campus, that stitches the academic neighborhoods to the gymnasium, administration and support spaces. The commons is host to a variety of functions and blurs the edges between instructional and common space. At every level, the activity commons engages with students and creates an active, inviting space to gather and collaborate.

The academic spaces are housed in innovative, learning neighborhoods that create a new classroom paradigm blending pedagogy, technology and space to create an active studio environment. Each neighborhood includes a series of learning studios and staff collaboration areas that open into a larger learning hub, equipped with flexible furniture and technology encouraging a variety of teaching and learning modalities.

The school’s media center has been transformed into a modern Global Resource Center. The center is a highly collaborative, technology-rich environment where students are connected to the larger global world with an opportunity to discover, explore and seek information. The space is filled with daylight making it comfortable for projects, research and studying.