P & C Construction, the company building the new Harrison Elementary, will host 20 students from the Future Ready Institute of Building Construction from East Ridge High School tomorrow at the site of the new school. The construction students will tour the site and learn about a large construction project. The East Ridge students will arrive at 10 a.m., and the visit to the site will last for 90 minutes.
The new Harrison Elementary will be built on Highway 58 across the street from the existing school on property near Brown Middle School.
The new Harrison will have 80 classrooms, age-appropriate playgrounds for the different age groups in the school, a gym,and Makerspaces for children to use skills learned in STEM activities. "Makerspaces allow children to work in groups and use concepts from science, technology, engineering and math to share ideas and unleash their creativity. Makerspaces have led to the development of products that are providing solutions to today’s problems," officials said.
The completed new Harrison Elementary will provide space for up to 880 students. Franklin Architects are the firm designing the new school for Harrison. Harrison Elementary School is in the Harrison Bay Learning Community.