Rio Del Sol STEAM Academy was envisioned as a dynamic K–8 campus where learning evolves alongside students. Inspired by the flow of a river, the Oxnard, California school combines flexible classrooms, maker spaces, and collaborative environments that encourage creativity, exploration, and hands-on learning across every grade level.
Rio Del Sol School
Designed for Collaborative STEAM Learning
A Campus Designed Around Collaboration
Working with Architecture for Education, the school district created a campus organized around a central courtyard that seamlessly links classrooms, maker spaces, and outdoor learning areas. The flexible layout supports multidisciplinary instruction and reinforces the idea that students learn best in connected, interactive environments.
Flexible Classrooms with Opening Glass Walls
Six NanaWall SL60 folding glass walls allow classrooms and maker spaces to adapt throughout the school day, connecting interior learning environments with adjacent collaboration zones and outdoor patios. Thermally broken frames, ADA-compliant low-profile sills, and customizable configurations provide durability, safety, and long-term flexibility for evolving educational needs.
“21st Century classrooms are easily connected through folding glazed doors and open up to private patios and to either indoor or outdoor Maker Spaces,” says the architecture company.
Healthy, Flexible Spaces for Future Learning
Rio Del Sol STEAM Academy demonstrates how thoughtful design can support both student well-being and modern education. Abundant daylight, natural ventilation, and seamless indoor-outdoor connections create healthier learning environments while flexible NanaWall SL60 opening glass walls allow classrooms and maker spaces to adapt throughout the day. Together, these design strategies foster collaboration, engagement, and dynamic spaces that evolve alongside the needs of students and educators.
What Our Customers Have to Say
Granger Elementary
Texas Association of School Boards needed a solution to modernize its elementary schools without costly additions. The resulting NanaWall FlexSpace has increased classroom flexibility allowing for varying classroom sizes and requirements.
Palo Alto Children's Library
At this historic Palo Alto children’s library, a NanaWall SL45 folding glass wall seamlessly connects the multipurpose Tree Top Room with the Secret Garden, inviting natural light, fresh air, and flexible indoor-outdoor learning and community spaces.
"The NanaWall system keeps the feel of the big room and allows more natural light into the entire space. The noise-dampening quality of the wall also allows side-by-side classroom instruction with minimal distraction."
— St. Bonaventure Catholic School
