El Toro Health Science Academy

Location: Morgan Hill, CA

Year: Completed in 2017

Budget: $400,000

In 2017 WMA was asked to re-design the library, office and a classroom to a new Health Science Academy. The school was constructed in the 1980’s and the opportunity to create specialized spaces and a fun interactive learning center with a very limited budget was a challenge. The five spaces created to allow for measurement and testing, science experiments, a central group area and a body lab.

Remodeled classrooms to create new Health Science Academy at El Toro Elementary School. MHUSD has developed a magnet approach to elementary learning and El Toro is the Health Science program. The program is still in its’ infancy so the space needed to be very flexible and so that each area relates and encourages curiosity and visibility into the adjacent spaces. Using clouds and hexagonal lighting the ceiling becomes an connection with our DNA. The school is coming up with words for the band at mid height that encourages students to think about science!