Ground was broken on Tuesday in the Richland 2 school district for a project that’s been in the works for nearly a decade.
A ceremony was held on Tuesday morning for the new center for knowledge facility also known as CFK North, a magnet school for kindergarten through fifth grades.
The school teaches the state standard and additional curriculum called core knowledge. The extra curriculum includes cultural literacy, world history, human body systems and a host of other items.
These classes have been housed in multiple temporary portables since their inception, but the new facility will hold the nearly 300 student body all under one roof.
Jessica Agee, the Director of Center for Knowledge North, says that the space will be more open and functional.
"Classrooms won’t just function as a classroom they can also be used as a performance area or a spot for teachers to co-teach together. We’re also going to be able to use our hallways spaces so what we tried to do was create an innovate space that allows us to use every space in multiple capacities," Agee said.
The project was funded with $9.8 million from the November 2018 Bond Referendum.
Richland Two voters approved the $468.4 million bond referendum for safety and security improvements, transportation needs and improvements to academic spaces and technology upgrades.
The district says the tentative plan is to have be moved in and settled into their new facility before winter break of next year.