Christa McAuliffe Elementary - SDPA Group

Christa McAuliffe Elementary School is one of many schools designed by Stromsland and De Young, Architects for Kirby School District 140 in Tinley Park, Illinois. This school is located in a central part of a major residential development.

The school was designed to be constructed in two phases. The design of the first phase centered around a large commons area adjacent to the main entry, administrative offices, multi-purpose room and the learning center which included computer labs and individual study areas located in a mezzanine. Twelve classrooms including two kindergarten rooms completed the educational spaces. The second phase was designed to add sixteen classrooms to the previously designed and appropriately sized core area. Because of the rapidly expanding need for classroom space this phase was begun immediately following completion of the first phase.