Florida Atlantic University opens state-of-the-art campus including innovative K-12 education centre
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has opened its new Boca Raton campus and Florida Atlantic University High School.
The state-of-the-art campus is home to elementary, middle, and high schools that aim to serve as an incubator that includes a biomechanics lab with space for robotics, alternative fuel vehicles, and the Skylab for drone and flight programs.
The space is also equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, and a hydrogel printer.
"A.D. Henderson and FAU High School not only set the standard for excellence but are redefining what K-12 education can look like," explains FAU President Adam Hasner.
"There is a reason that so many people from across the nation and the world come to visit our laboratory schools to see how our teachers, staff and students have such remarkable success. I am thankful to the many community members who brought this vision to life, and I am proud to see all that can be achieved when we work together to invest in education."
The campus also offers a new archeological dig site for hands-on experiences, a university lecture hall for speech and debate, and an aquatic facility for physical education.
"Our faculty and staff are the architects of signature student experiences," adds Joel Herbst, Ed.D., Vice President for PK-12 pre-baccalaureate programs and FAU Lab Schools Superintendent.
"They make learning sticky by taking students on extraordinary journeys of discovery - into archaeological dig sites, through Da Vinci-inspired design studios, beneath the surface of the world's oceans, and into neuroscience labs where they peer through a confocal microscope to unlock the secrets of a single cell. They leverage industry devices to provide hands-on learning, such as even performing laparoscopic surgery on green peppers and pumpkins.
