PreK-12
Ahead of the class in design
When schools succeed, communities succeed. When they partner for education, we can achieve great things. Through our forward-thinking designs, we help students and communities grow, thrive, and excel.
Parents want their children to have the best possible education. Teachers need functional and inspiring spaces to educate students. Administrators look for modern facilities that support the learning curriculum. And taxpayers seek resources that eliminate service overlap and save taxpayer dollars.
To help your school live up to these expectations, our PreK-12 team uses a comprehensive design process that engages stakeholders—from the Board (or Ministry) of Education to the general public—and is rooted in your school’s program goals.
From this process, we create inspiring and functional elementary, middle, or junior high, and high schools; career and technical education learning environments; spaces for athletics, performing arts, early childhood education; and special needs facilities that address your unique challenges and get results.
Featured News
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Four Stantec-designed Texas schools receive distinctive architecture awardsRead More
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Stantec-designed Texas schools receive 10 Stars of DistinctionRead More
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Stantec and project partners deliver six schools in 2.5 years for Prince George’s County Public Schools in MarylandRead More
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Stantec designing Centre of Excellence in Early Learning for North Island CollegeRead More
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Services
Architecture
We create spaces that are engaging and uplifting, that contribute to our collective sense of health and well-being, and encourage the sustainable stewardship of our communities.
Bond Programming
When school districts are facing some of their most important and challenging decisions, we are there to help navigate them through to inventive solutions.
Buildings Engineering
With decades of innovation and experience under our belts we’re engineering a promising future leveraging the best in building systems, technology, energy analysis, and sustainable performance.
Landscape Architecture
Whether it's an urban park, a restored wetland, an athletic complex, or a waterfront destination--through analysis, planning, and design, we create inspired landscapes that reflect context and user needs.
Interior Design
As humans, we spend a significant portion of our daily lives inside. We believe our emotional and physical well-being is dramatically impacted by the places where we live, work, and play.
Program & Construction Management
We know from experience that delivering a complex project without surprises doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges, but our creative approach to planning and controls can head off most problems.
Research + Benchmarking
Expertise is not static. Through our Research + Benchmarking program, we connect team members across sectors, geographies, and disciplines to continually learn and improve.
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