EDfacility Tours

Angeline Washington Elementary School

Architect: Hollis + Miller Architects
LEED Silver

(Credit: 3 AIA LU/HSW, 3 IDCEC CEU/HSW)

Park Hill School District’s newest elementary school, Angeline Washington Elementary, gained its name from a freed slave known for her ability to build a family and a community connected to others. This connection to community and learning is evident in each space of the building, empowering everyone who steps through the doors. Flanked by a dynamic graphic of Angeline Washington’s history and legacy, the media center anchors the building with floor-to-ceiling windows and dedicated small group areas allowing ample daylight. The building’s three neighborhood wings feature a central makerspace, flexible breakout spaces, and integrated SPED classrooms with operable garage doors allowing teachers to expand, combine, and adapt spaces for co-teaching and differentiated instruction. Art and music rooms overlook a shared courtyard, bringing natural light and outdoor connection into creative learning. The “Reach for the Stars” theme is highlighted most prominently at the grand stair where the school’s owl mascot soars across a twinkling fiber optic night sky representing wisdom and insight.

Crestview Elementary School

Architect: DLR Group

Crestview Elementary School proudly serves one of the most diverse student populations in Missouri, showcasing a vibrant tapestry of over 100 nationalities. The school introduces future-ready learning environments that surround the centralized dining commons and media center. Interior windows and moveable walls are sprinkled throughout the six learning communities to encourage collaboration and support connectivity. Located on the same footprint as the existing facility that it replaced, the new building is immersed in the nature of the site, tucked along a creek bend and into the surrounding wooded area.

Heritage Middle School

Architect: Hollis + Miller Architects

For more than a century, Heritage Middle School has been a cornerstone of its community. In need of critical building upgrades, a thoughtful renovation steeped in stakeholder engagement reimagines various spaces to support 21^st century learning while honoring the history that defines it. Flexible learning neighborhoods encourage collaboration and hands-on exploration, connected by a large commons area with adaptable seating giving students a choice in how and where they learn. Professional spaces support a strong organizational culture, while student environments bridge classroom ideas to real-world application. Environmental graphics celebrate the school’s storied past and foster a deep sense of pride among students and staff. Heritage Middle School is renewed, relevant, and ready for what comes next.

Great Beginning Early Childhood Center

Architect: Hollis + Miller Architects

Once known as Paradise Park, a beloved community discovery center, this expansive two-story building found new life when the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District recognized its potential for learning and found inspiration in Michael Rosen’s “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.” Dynamic environmental graphics weave through each corner of the new early childhood center, integrating hands-on learning experiences and featuring open play areas, classrooms, and a repurposed play kitchen and grocery store. Upstairs, the building supports district conference rooms, Before and After School Services, and diagnostic testing. Outdoors, a new playground and environmental science discovery area will serve students across the district. A community staple reimagined, the building continues to welcome learners of all ages.

Lee’s Summit High School 

Architect: Multistudio

Awards:

• Architecture Extra Large: Honor, AIA Kansas City, 2025
• Excellence in Architecture: Honor, AIA Central States, 2025
• Excellence in Architecture: Honor, AIA Kansas, 2025

With a directive to “think big and lead the charge,” the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District partnered with Multistudio to reimagine its campus for the future of learning. The challenge was to create a cohesive, future-ready environment that not only modernizes existing spaces but also enhances student engagement through real-world learning opportunities. This reimagined high school campus transforms disconnected buildings into a cohesive, future-ready environment. Anchored by Innovation Way and The Greenway, the design promotes movement, collaboration, and real-world learning. Innovation Hubs provide flexible, work-like settings where students gain marketable skills and explore career pathways through hands-on, project-based experiences.

Tomahawk Elementary School

Architect: DLR Group

Tomahawk Elementary School replaces an outdated building with a 78,000‑SF school centered on outdoor learning and play. Semi-circular in shape, the heart of the school is informed by the golden ratio – a geometric pattern rooted in natural forms and structures around the world. Within the curve of the building are expansive areas of outdoor play, learning, dining, and performance. Grades K–6 are organized into learning pods supported by flexible spaces and outdoor classrooms. Each pod is themed through an identifying color and season, with graphics that support opportunities to learn more about how and why seasons are what they are.