(TNS) — Xenia’s soon-to-open STEAM school is planning a $10 million renovation of the old YMCA building on East Church Street to include drone and robotics labs, a rock climbing gym, a Makerspace, and an esports arena.
The project includes $4 million in renovations and a $6 million, 24,000-square-foot expansion. STEAM refers to the often-grouped school disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math, while adding the arts.
Rather than individual classrooms, the school’s renovations are primarily based on the “neighborhood system,” founder Dr. Jeremy Ervin said, providing teachers with massive indoor spaces to design how they want, based on the project.
Community Steam Academy-Xenia officials said they will use a pre-manufactured adaptable wall system, developed by Canada-based company DIRTT, which…
