Tait Public School

This project incorporates a one-storey addition containing four Full-Day Kindergarten classrooms, two regular classrooms with a shared pod, a new gym, and a reoriented main entry/office suite. To assist with the transition for students and parents, we highlighted the new entry with a checkered office block that tucks playfully under an embracing canopy. Each classroom is assigned a colour that extends from the interior corridor through the FDK classrooms, and out to the play area. We worked closely with the Principal and the Board to provide communications tools that would help reorient families to their newly transformed school. To minimize disruptions to the operations of this occupied school, we proactively identified potential concerns, such as the impact winter construction might have on schedule or quality. This approach enabled us to collaborate with the general contractor to ensure that issues were addressed and resolved well before they could have an impact on budget or schedule.