The new Gray Middle School site and program are united within a sequence of interwoven layers – civic, school, and environment – that bring students, teachers and the community together to reinforce a shared identity and celebrate student achievement. At the facility’s heart, a two-story gallery provides a dynamic forum for gathering that encourages communication and collaboration. Environmental connections and green building features link students with the natural world and resource conservation, engaging them in the cultivation of tomorrow’s sustainable communities. The school teaches through design by expressing sustainable strategies in a way that encourages students, teachers, and staff to become knowledgeable stewards of the environment.