School Description
Located in the West Washington Park area of SE Denver, McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School is a neighborhood school with a population of approximately 225 students from ECE (4 year olds) to 5th grade. Our small school environment and friendly school community support students in their efforts to achieve high academic standards and acquire a strong educational foundation. Classes in environmental education, art, music, library/media/technology, and physical education enhance our academic program. We invite you to join our friendly educational community and find out for yourself why McKinley-Thatcher Elementary is often called “The best kept secret in Denver Public Schools!”
Master Plan
Vision
We embrace new opportunities of growth in our neighborhood with the expansion of Light Rail and support playgrounds as healthy and sustainable places. We seek a learning landscape at McKinley-Thatcher that will be safer, more inviting, linked to Platt Park, and a forum of the neighborhood.
Goals
- Develop more inviting open space for the neighborhood.
- Improve the safety and quality of the playground and increase diversity of playground equipment.
- Involve the community in a maintaining their new sustainable landscape, which includes green building materials, energy efficient design, and ecological principles.
- Introduce the community to healthy environments by offering native cultivated plantings.
Provide fitness and recreational opportunities for community members as well as for students at McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School.
Illustrative Drawing
Master Plan
Presentation Boards
Spatial Program
Design Development
Construction Documentation
Illustrative Plan
Construction Drawings
Play Equipment
Shade Structure