Clients and Users

Client:

Founder’s Committee, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Clients Needs:

St. Gabriel’s School will provide education for students with a range of exceptionalities from ages 6-20. The school will be inclusive of as many children with disabilities as space and staffing can allow, and will support students with mild to moderate, physical, and certain severe profound disabilities. St. Gabriel’s will offer academic, physical, and spiritual support while teaching the important life skills needed to be active community members. The facility will include classrooms, therapy areas, a chapel, cafeteria, a life and vocational skills suite, and medical support areas. St. Gabriel’s will also include an outdoor garden and interactive playground environment. There will also be an active community outreach office with programs to bring community members to the school for service projects.

Users:

Students
Stimulating academic environment, therapy support, spaces to
learn basic life skills and ways to be independent, fun
activities
Parents
A safe, affordable, and easily accessible environment where
their children can grown academically, physically, and
mentally, a space where friendships can be fostered
Teachers
Interactive classroom environments that are secure and
flexible to meet student needs; plenty of storage and outlets
Administration
Comfortable office and meeting spaces that help make their
job most efficient and technologically advanced.
Custodian
Easily cleaned and disinfected surfaces and materials with
storage for all products
Medical Staff
Nursing, cool down, and easily accessible medical support
areas
Therapists
Interactive and spacious therapy rooms which are flexible to
meet a wide range of therapy needs
Volunteers
An easily accessible location and space for fun projects