Best Project K-12 Education: KIPP DC Legacy College Preparatory Public Charter School and Ferebee Hope Recreation Center
A state-of-the-art high school and cutting-edge recreation center is a first-of-its-kind community campus that promotes educational excellence, wellness and lifelong learning, the submitting firm says. With capacity for 800 students, the high school provides a permanent home for previous KIPP DC Somerset College Preparatory students and allows more KIPP DC students to attend high school in their community.
Scope of work on the $78-million project included a running track, multipurpose playing fields and an outdoor classroom within a bioretention area. Other work included a gymnasium, cafeteria, lecture hall and outdoor terrace. The new recreation center for the D.C. Dept. of Parks and Recreation features an indoor pool, multipurpose spaces and gymnasium.