Beulah Ralph Elementary School, Columbia’s 21st elementary school, was developed in an effort to address overcrowding in other schools such as Mill Creek Elementary School, eliminating the need for trailer classrooms, and reduce class sizes. Named for Beulah Ralph, a Columbia educator for 58 years, the school is located off of Scott Boulevard on the southwest side of Columbia. This is the second school to use the prototype developed for Battle Elementary School.
The school’s groundbreaking was in October of 2014 and construction was completed in July 2016 at a construction cost of $16 million.
As lead architect for the project, PWA worked with ACI Boland and Columbia Public Schools throughout the design process. The process, which began in 2012, included programming, work sessions, spatial relationship diagrams, and schematic design through Construction Administration.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Elementary School Facility
Size:
89,000 sq. ft. on a 36-acre site
Construction Cost:
$16 million
Completed:
July 2016
Project URL:
Beulah Ralph Elementary School
Facility Highlights:
- Accommodates 450 students
- A studio classroom with a one-way mirror for teachers in training to watch a “master teacher” at work.
- Classrooms are furnished with temperature-controlled computer storage cupboards for student laptops and iPads.
- An energy-efficient heating/cooling system
- Classroom lighting operated by sensors
- Parking, playgrounds, stormwater facilities, and a commercial kitchen.
Beulah Ralph Elementary School, Columbia’s 21st elementary school, was developed in an effort to address overcrowding in other schools such as Mill Creek Elementary School, eliminating the need for trailer classrooms, and reduce class sizes. Named for Beulah Ralph, a Columbia educator for 58 years, the school is located off of Scott Boulevard on the southwest side of Columbia. This is the second school to use the prototype developed for Battle Elementary School.
The school’s groundbreaking was in October of 2014 and construction was completed in July 2016 at a construction cost of $16 million.
As lead architect for the project, PWA worked with ACI Boland and Columbia Public Schools throughout the design process. The process, which began in 2012, included programming, work sessions, spatial relationship diagrams, and schematic design through Construction Administration.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Elementary School Facility
Size:
89,000 sq. ft. on a 36-acre site
Construction Cost:
$16 million
Completed:
July 2016
Project URL:
Beulah Ralph Elementary School
Facility Highlights:
- Accommodates 450 students
- A studio classroom with a one-way mirror for teachers in training to watch a “master teacher” at work.
- Classrooms are furnished with temperature-controlled computer storage cupboards for student laptops and iPads.
- An energy-efficient heating/cooling system
- Classroom lighting operated by sensors
- Parking, playgrounds, stormwater facilities, and a commercial kitchen.
Location:
Columbia, Missouri
Project Type:
Elementary School Facility
Size:
89,000 sq. ft. on a 36-acre site
Construction Cost:
$16 million
Completed:
July 2016
Project URL:
Beulah Ralph Elementary School
Facility Highlights:
- Accommodates 450 students
- A studio classroom with a one-way mirror for teachers in training to watch a “master teacher” at work.
- Classrooms are furnished with temperature-controlled computer storage cupboards for student laptops and iPads.
- An energy-efficient heating/cooling system
- Classroom lighting operated by sensors
- Parking, playgrounds, stormwater facilities, and a commercial kitchen.
Beulah Ralph Elementary School, Columbia’s 21st elementary school, was developed in an effort to address overcrowding in other schools such as Mill Creek Elementary School, eliminating the need for trailer classrooms, and reduce class sizes. Named for Beulah Ralph, a Columbia educator for 58 years, the school is located off of Scott Boulevard on the southwest side of Columbia. This is the second school to use the prototype developed for Battle Elementary School.
The school’s groundbreaking was in October of 2014 and construction was completed in July 2016 at a construction cost of $16 million.
As lead architect for the project, PWA worked with ACI Boland and Columbia Public Schools throughout the design process. The process, which began in 2012, included programming, work sessions, spatial relationship diagrams, and schematic design through Construction Administration.
