When the Halton District School Board required a new high school rooted in modern learning approaches, they turned to Snyder Architects. Moving beyond traditional classroom models, we designed this school to encourage collaboration, creativity, and community connection for its 1,300 students.

The school's comprehensive programming serves diverse learning pathways, including arts, theatre, communications technology, and photography, alongside vocational tech shops for transportation, manufacturing, and construction training. Science and Computer Science Labs support STEM learning, while dedicated life skills spaces serve students with special needs.

Translucent roofing over the three-storey Cafeteria creates a bright social hub at the heart of the school, overlooked by connecting bridges. The two-storey Learning Commons above operates as a library for the digital age. Rather than a walled-off and secured area the Commons students can freely come and go from this Library space.

We designed the 88-space Child Care Centre as a separate facility, strategically siting both the school and child care program areas to maximize outdoor activity spaces. Next to the Cafeteria, an outdoor courtyard follows a "walk in the woods" design, where students gather among trees and bench-style seating. The site design includes provisions for a winter sports dome that will serve students during school and be open to the broader community after hours.