May 8th CommuniTEA Event | Family Feedback Summary

May 8, 2015 CelebrationVet’s Hall, Truckee, CA

Overview of Event

• Celebrate the purchase of 44 acres in Martis Valley for TEA’s new campus

• Share updates re: new campus project

• Gather ideas from TEA families about new campus vision

Thanks for Your Ideas!

SUMMARY OF IDEASVision + Design + Words + Amenities

What Should Our Top Priorities Be?• Ropes Course • Outdoor Amphitheater • Science Lab • Library• Sports Fields• Trails• Containers/Recycled

Materials• Gymnasium• Garden• Maker Space• Art Room• Theater• Mountain Bike Trails

Other ideas• Equestrian Center• Trampoline• Playground• Basketball Court• Farm • Ice Rink• Train Ride• Commercial Kitchen• Waterpark• Obstacle Course• Inner Tube• Ski Jump!

Draw Your Ideas on the Site Map

Top 3 Words for New Campus to Embody

• Natural, Recycled, Easy Care

• Fun• Unique• Adventure, Academics,

Character• Air, Space, Fluid• Use of Surrounding Area• Open Space• Amazing• Sports, Safe, Green• Peaceful• Stimulating• LEED• Progressive• Sustainable• Love

Top 3 Words for New Campus to Embody (continued)

• Fully Realized Potential• Field Bball Court EPIC• Modern• Part of Nature• Blended Spaces• Good Feng Shui• Open• Engagement• Learning• Inspired• Secure• Grassy Field• In Harmony• Integrated with larger Truckee

Community

Input for Design Team

• Green building with integrated technology + nature

• Sustainable, green, environmentally healthy

• Solar + wind power / passive solar

• Conserve water / reclaim water

• Grass roof / sod roof gardens• Lots of windows / natural

light• Indoor/outdoor spaces

Input for Design Team (continued)

• Use of surrounding open spaces / blend in with nature

• Student friendly• Flexible classroom storage• Low maintenance costs• Stone hearth in shape of

heart• Partner with JamPro on

music space• Not things that other

schools don’t have

Next Steps

• June 1: Design Team visits TEA to gather feedback from students, staff, parents

• June 17: Public Workshop in Truckee

• For more info: Futuretea.org