St Francis of Assisi STEAM Building connects learning spaces, fostering a new sense of belonging and identity.

Schools are fundamentally places of learning through community and connection. Designing them well provides a strong sense of belonging and identity.

St Francis of Assisi Parish Primary School tasked CO.OP with delivering a unified and interconnected STEAM Centre that incorporates all subject matter within one building. Here, students explore creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Through STEAM subjects, including Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Robotics, Science, and Kitchen Garden, students are encouraged to become confident and independent learners, empowered to take on challenges.

Previously, the school’s efforts at connection were hampered by the separation of students, teachers, and subject matter across a series of portable modular buildings with varying levels of modern amenities. By bringing all these elements under one roof, with a stronger link to external learning spaces and a better frontage, the school has gained a new sense of belonging and identity.