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
Centerview Elementary School
This elementary school uses NanaWall systems to create flexible spaces that adapt to diverse learning styles and teaching needs.
Burleson Elementary
To optimize the limited floor space and increase the classroom flexibility at Burleson Elementary, two NanaWall SL45 systems replaced fixed walls to create a new multipurpose FlexSpace.
"This flexibility allows teachers to access shared resources and adapt spaces for small and large groups, as well as project-based learning activities."
— Stuart Brodsky, Architect
