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Métis Beach intermediate school  

Métis Beach intermediate school

Métis-sur-Mer, Canada

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Métis Beach intermediate school

Métis-sur-Mer, Canada

STATUS
Built
YEAR
2017
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
Consortium PROULXSAVARD + CCM2 architects

L’école Metis Beach Intermediate réalisée pour la Commission scolaire Eastern Shores est aussi un excellent exemple d’innovation pour la réussite pédagogique et le développement durable. La ligne directrice des intentions architecturales préconisée lors du concept de cet agrandissement comporte 7 nouvelles classes, 1 gymnase, 1 salle d’entrainement, 1 laboratoire de sciences, 1 atelier d’outils et 3 locaux en sous-sol pour de futures classes.

Ces aménagements permettent de favoriser un milieu d’apprentissage stimulant pour les élèves et les enseignants, et en faire également un pôle de développement local. Plusieurs éléments ont contribué à la réussite de cet objectif, comme la préservation du maximum d’espace de cour d’école malgré l’emprise de l’agrandissement et le positionnement du gymnase en demi-sous-sol, la fenestration en partie haute du gymnase pour favoriser les bonnes habitudes (il est plus motivant de voir dehors lors de l’entrainement), l’ajout au programme d’une salle d’entrainement accessible aux élèves mais aussi à la communauté locale, une salle multifonctionnelle adaptable (cafétéria, salle de rencontre, réunion, activités communautaires) avec espace de lecture adaptable adjacent, espace traiteur pour événements, cuisine pour promouvoir les saines habitudes de vie, création d’un toit-terrasse prêt à recevoir une toiture verte qui permettrait la création d’un jardin de fines herbes (éducation et saines habitudes), la présence de lumière naturelle et de percées visuelles sur l’environnement naturel pour favoriser l’interaction entre l’intérieur et l’extérieur, l’harmonisation de l’agrandissement avec le milieu, la mise en place de matériaux résistants pour assurer la pérennité de l’établissement et la création d’une cour intérieure à l’aide de la connexion avec l’existant pour y favoriser les échanges et les regroupements et ainsi créer un micro-climat, et la création d’un escalier central et d’un accueil central dans le but de favoriser les rencontres et assurer la sécurité. Une mini scène dotée d’une projection de toiture a également été aménagée dans la cour intérieure créant un lieu propice à la mise en place d’événements rassembleurs.



Metis Beach Intermediate school is located in a small town called Métis-sur-Mer and serves approximately 90 English-speaking children from Matanie, Mitis, Matapedia and Rimouski Regional county municipality. Established in 1829, the school used to go unnoticed before the construction of its extension. The existing building was too small for its purpose; 1st and 2nd grade classroom was in the basement. The art room was also the cafeteria, and there were no library nor gymnasium.
The school’s extension, carried out by the consortium PROULXSAVARD + CCM2 architects, is an example of innovation for educational achievement and sustainable development. The project was created and developed according to those principles long before Quebec’s Government project “Lab-école”, which is now a current affairs topic.
The guiding principles behind the architectural intentions of the extension’s concept were to promote a stimulating learning environment for students and teachers as well as creating a local development center. The extension contains 7 new classrooms (4 elementary and 3 secondary), 1 gymnasium, a fitness center, 1 science laboratory, 1 machine tool workshop and 2 multipurpose rooms in the basement.
Many factors contributed to reach this goal, such as the conservation of most of the schoolyard space despite the extension and positioning of the gymnasium in the semi-basement, placing windows in the upper part of the gymnasium to promote healthy habits (it’s impelling to workout while seeing outside), adding a fitness center opened to the students and the local community to the program, a multipurpose room with an ocean view, which can be used as a cafeteria, a meeting room, a room for community activities, with an adaptable reading area, a caterer area and a kitchen to promote good habits. Spacious classrooms, omnipresent windows, and an excellent sound-insulation are upscale features according to the teachers. They also think it improves the classroom environment which makes it easier for the children to concentrate. School furniture is also well-adapted to the students. For example, classrooms are furnished with bean bags, adjustable height desks and couches.
Natural light and outdoor view favor the indoor-outdoor interaction. Innovation and sustainable development are also the main principles behind other features of the project, such as harmonizing the extension with the environment, choosing resistant materials to insure durability, creating a courtyard using the connection with the existing building to encourage gatherings and create a microclimate. A central staircase and hall also encourage groupings and insure security. The courtyard also contains a small covered stage to create a suitable place for uniting exterior events.
It is still too soon for the teachers to confirm if all those changes have a calming effect on the students. But they already believe that the new premises promote learning and they observe less conflicts between students. Let’s hope for an upward trend!

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