Nestled in the Algiers neighborhood, this single-story, open plan Rosenwald School is being renovated to accommodate Collegiate Academies’ high school program. Our firm used multiple strategies to upgrade the existing building to create a welcoming learning environment. Working with the users, we created grade level and subject level classroom pods with open shared learning spaces between classrooms. As the existing building is very deep and with few windows, we punched new windows around the entire building to provide light into the perimeter classrooms and corridors. A centrally located Media Center enclosed with glass walls creates a central node around which students pass between academic pods.