News Release
September 21, 2005
Gust Elementary School To Dedicate Learning Landscape And Classroom Additions Wednesday, Sept. 28
At 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28 Gust Elementary School will celebrate the completion of a new Learning Landscape and classroom additions.
Learning Landscapes include a playfield, age appropriate equipment, gardens, trees, non-traditional play features, shade structures, and a gateway to the neighborhoods. The objectives of the initiative include reducing discipline issues on school grounds, providing better physical education and resources for classroom projects, establishing a gathering place for neighborhood families and strengthening neighborhood-school partnerships.
The classroom additions include one Early Childhood Education, three kindergarten and three first-grade classrooms and one first/second-grade split classroom. The renovation features new carpet, a ramp for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance, boiler replacement, masonry repairs and a new parking lot. A fire protection system was added and the fire detection system also was upgraded.
These projects at Gust Elementary School were funded through the $310 million general obligation bond approved by Denver voters in November 2003.
Gust Elementary School is located at 3440 W. Yale Ave. The phone number is 303-935-4613.