Beaverlodge Elementary, Pembina Trails School Division

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It is mainly one-storey but rises on a steep angle to the higher gym wing, which makes for good visual interest on the facade
Careful window design breaks up a monochromatic finish of precast panels on the upper wall with split-face limestone below; in particular, a rare semi-round window just east of the main entrance and near grade level evokes the shape and scale of the school’s namesake, a beaver’s lodge
The layout centres around a large open resource space with classrooms on three sides and the fourth direction dedicated to a music room with stepped risers, the gym, a large kindergarten area and some other specialized functions
Large yard shared with Westdale Junior High