RDG in the Media: Bluestem Middle School Featured
Education Snapshots features RDG's design for a new 180,000 SF ground-up middle school in Omaha, Nebraska.
An extensive demographic study by Omaha Public Schools revealed an education gap and a growing population in South Omaha. With this population increase, the need for community services and economic development has become a priority. A critical component is the availability of public education in an area where schools have increasingly become overpopulated. In 2017, Omaha voters agreed and approved funding through a bond for additional public school facilities.
Bluestem Middle School is a new, 180,000 SF, ground-up construction project. The project not only serves as a middle school for the area, but it also is a critical community asset. Bluestem provides public access to meeting and performance spaces, athletic facilities, library and digital media spaces, mental health offices and performing arts music development – all connected through a commons space or “main street” within the building for the school’s community functions.