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Tecumseh Junior High School in Lafayette
Feb 25, 2021
Tecumseh Junior High School
Design: Keystone / Cordogan Clark
Location: Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America

Every detail matters: Enhanced education for the performing arts and students with special needs
The new 20,000 square foot Tecumseh Junior High School addition and renovations for Performing Arts and Special Education greatly improve and redefine the education experience to make it welcoming, exciting, and fun for all students.

This new addition features a much-improved Performing Arts, including classroom wing and practice rooms for Choir, Orchestra, and Band, for the Tecumseh Junior High students. The new performing arts spaces created more practice rooms, centralized offices, and storage space and also brought natural light into classrooms that previously had none. The relocation of performing arts allowed the existing 200 student cafeteria to be expanded to 500 students, without the expense of relocating the existing kitchen. The existing kitchen and cafeteria are extensively enlarged and remodeled, with large restrooms added near the main gymnasium and remodeled areas.
A highlight of this addition is its mainstreaming of academic areas for students with special needs. Existing special education classrooms lacked a central location that allowed them to share key resources and did not r...