The STEAD School

The STEAD School is a science-based, agriculture-focused, student-led and project-driven new charter high school (9-12) focused on solving global food, health, energy and environmental issues.

This 8.5-acre campus is located in the heart of the Reunion community in Commerce City, Colo. Saunders completed Classroom Buildings A, B and C, featuring open space learning environments across pre-engineered metal buildings that look and feel like a barn. Inside each building, students and faculty will find offices, conference rooms, large gathering areas for learning and lunches, open classrooms, small group rooms and lab spaces. The learning spaces carry on outside of buildings with courtyards, food and horticultural planters, and animal pens.

Saunders also built auxiliary specialty buildings that include a greenhouse and seeds and soils lab, all in support of learning made real experiences — representing nearly 3,000 possible career options for exploration.

Each of the three building’s foundation systems were self- performed by the Saunders Concrete team and includes concrete grade beams, pad footings, and tie beams specifically designed for the pre-engineered metal building