Nestled within the Kreher Preserve, the environmental education building promotes wonder and exploration of the natural world and cultivates a sense of stewardship towards our environment. Inspired by nature-based learning that children experience and imagined as an extension of the network of trails throughout the preserve, the building is organized along a central “learning trail” spine. Light-filled classrooms with butterfly roofs promote passive cooling and lighting and alternate with administrative area and series of covered porches that extend out into the natural woodlands beyond.
