Alturas Preparatory Academy is a rigorous new high school that opened for the 2021-22 school year in Idaho Falls. The new charter school, which opened inside of an old Sears building at 2300 East 17th Street in Idaho Falls, has a vision to support, educate and inspire every student to think collaboratively, value learning, and recognize their common humanity and shared stewardship of the planet.
Collaboration is an integral part of the school’s curriculum, which focuses on teaching students in small groups rather than in large lectures. In order to create learning environments that supported the school’s new curriculum, the design team focused on including solutions that encouraged a collaborative learning approach and seating arrangements that encourage group discussion.