Wicked Local
EASTON – When the Blanche A. Ames Elementary School opens in January 2023, a large ramp will curve from the spacious cafeteria to the second floor, and along it will be a colorful, interactive timeline of Ames’ life geared to young learners, thanks to a group of Oliver Ames High School students.
The timeline, designed like a children’s museum exhibit with hands-on activities, questions and pictures, was created by the project architect Perkins Eastman, working with six past and present OAHS students.
The firm reached out to the school district last year to see if students were interested in providing input to the project, especially because the new $94.8 million early elementary school will be on the same campus as the other schools, said Dawn Guarriello, designer and project architect for Perkins Eastman.