School Description
Harrington Elementary School is located in Northeast Denver in the Cole-Clayton neighborhood. Currently our population is approximately 550 students in grades ECE through sixth grade. Harrington continues to increase staff knowledge of standards, literacy and math through our school wide Title I Plan. Harrington has Literacy and Math coaches that support our staff in their teaching practices through coaching teachers in their classrooms in best practices that increase student learning. Staff development at our school is focused on continuing to increase student achievement through participation in Public Education and Business Coalition literacy/math lab for teachers; literacy math and science workshops/conferences; weekly staff development in literacy, math, and science; weekly grade-level meetings to discuss student achievement; grants to support Harrington’s literacy and math goals; study stacks to support literacy goals; and science workshops. Harrington’s CSAP, standardized test scores and performance-based assessments have improved slowly over the last few years. Individualized inventories (which are more sensitive to student learning) have shown significant growth in reading, writing and math over the last five years. Harrington has brought in additional resources by donations, volunteer work, and grant writing that support literacy and math.
Learning Landscapes Description
Site constraints required the plan to consider use of the entire grounds including in front of the building. Program uses were assessed to determine which elements could be isolated from other uses without compromising quality.
Harrington Elementary School
Construction Date
2010
Community Garden Sponsor
Denver Urban Gardens
Community Garden
Master Plan
Vision
Create an environment that integrates learning and creative play areas, which enhances the Cole and Clayton neighborhoods.
Goals
- Being a source of inspiration, invention and creativity where children love to play.
- Create a playground that facilitates learning by expanding on the school’s curriculum in an outdoor setting
- Enhancing physical education and socialization skills through outdoor places.
- Creating a safe, inviting place in which the surrounding community takes pride.
- Create spaces that are intentionally ambiguous and open to many interpretations by students
- Improve existing site conditions and repair known problems
- Integrate, as much as possible, the adjacent park and make the transition between the two places more seamless
Illustrative Drawing
Master Plan
Presentation Boards
Collage
Design Development
Description
Site constraints required the plan to consider use of the entire grounds including in front of the building. Program uses were assessed to determine which elements could be isolated from other uses without compromising quality.
Illustrative Drawing
Design Development Drawings
Presentation Boards
Construction Documentation
Illustrative Plan
Construction Drawings
Play Equipment
Shade Structure