FAIRHOPE — Designs for the new Pelican’s Nest campus coming to downtown Fairhope were recently released. Phase I will include a new outdoor classroom and “living …
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FAIRHOPE — Designs for the new Pelican’s Nest campus coming to downtown Fairhope were recently released. Phase I will include a new outdoor classroom and “living laboratories.” The project is expected to break ground this fall.
The Pelican’s Nest Science Lab is a partnership between the Fairhope Educational Enrichment Foundation (FEEF) and the Baldwin County Public School (BCPS) system. The campus was created to offer enrichment opportunities for students in kindergarten through sixth grade to develop an understanding of the ecology of Mobile Bay and surrounding waters.
The new campus will allow FEEF to serve more students as the organization expands its curriculum to include grades K through 12.
The grounds of the historic school campus will be transformed into an outdoor classroom that will demonstrate best practices in ecological engineering and regenerative design. The Pelican’s Nest Marine Science Lab will be reframed as the heart of the campus.
Four existing freestanding classrooms will become project-based learning and professional development centers. These renovated classrooms will have the capacity for filmmaking, robotics, science labs and the arts.