Established by Innovative Education Partnership, Inc., in collaboration with Clayton Homes and Executive Director Pat Bradley in 2013, the Clayton-Bradley Academy is entering Phase II of its three-point plan. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) school will be constructing a 35,000-square-foot building to house administrative offices, classrooms, a full-size gymnasium and training center. Plans also call for lower school science and robotics labs in addition to labs for the fine arts program.

Clayton Homes will build eight custom-designed modular classrooms for biology, physics, chemistry, robotics and makers’ labs classes for the high school students, according to Bradley. “Our lead science teacher, Kendall Terry, was instrumental in creating usable, workable labs from the STEM teacher perspective. We want to continue our open-concept design which makes our campus unique,” stated Bradley.

Classrooms are connected by covered walkways and green space, and a creek and natural spring provide ongoing study of plant and animal habitats, according to thedailytimes. The Academy will also add an outdoor pavilion, expand the student playground and provide more parking for staff and students as enrollment continues to grow.

As MHProNews last reported May 21, 2014, Clayton-Bradley established a pre-K program in 2014, and that enrollment is now expected to double this year. ##

(Photo credit: thedailytimes–Clayton Bradley Academy)

  Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.