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Southeast Alaska

Discovery Center

Ketchikan, Alaska

kids turn levers to follow the salmon's life cycle


The Learning Center is a place for supervised activities. The flexible plan allows for improvisation by educational groups, community groups and families. Multiple activities can occur simultaneously.

The Junior Classroom functions as a traditional classroom for a teacher and 35 students or a crafts facility with tables and chairs. It has a sink and a storage wall for arts and crafts materials. It features micro ecological images of natural objects that evoke questions as well as establish a theme for the space.

The Meeting Room is a flexible space for adults. It is equipped with a conference phone, dry-erase boards, plenty of storage, movable seating and work surfaces.


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