High School

The six-building complex integrates academic, athletic and administrative spaces; and embraces the latest trends in educational design. The school includes twenty high school classrooms, a science suite that maximizes space through shared facilities, a world language lab, and seminar/group instruction rooms of varying sizes. The library/information commons serves as a physical bridge, linking the new school with an older building providing a visual focal point for the school.

The school viewed the new high school as an opportunity to redesign the entire campus’ heating and cooling system using highly efficient geothermal technology. The overall demand on heating and cooling was also reduced by employing green roofs over 40 percent of the new space, including a garden located on the roof of the library and adjacent to the science suite.

“We are pleased that we can be a model in Green City, Jin Qiao for ‘going green’: I am not aware of any other schools in China that are using geothermal technology for their heating and cooling systems. These initiatives demonstrate Concordia’s commitment to be on the leading-edge and to set a responsible example for our students.”

—Dr. Jim Kroeschen, former headmaster

Elementary School

The elementary school creates an environment that supports the curriculum, enhances teaching, fosters creativity, and stimulates artistic exploration through improved interaction between students and teachers.

“I worked closely with the Perkins Eastman team as we planned for and completed the construction of our elementary school and fine arts facility (David F. Rittmann Fine Arts Center). The team listened closely to our educational constructs and asked probing questions that helped us solidify the design most suited for our program and space allocations. Team members were easy to talk with when challenges arose and their guidance through the building process was most appreciated.”

—Louis Schini Weber, former elementary principal

David F. Rittmann Fine Arts Center

The Rittmann Fine Arts Center is a flexible multi-modal performance space that adapts to meet a variety of program needs and configurations. Designed as a center of creativity and enrichment, the facility is a social hub containing a modified “black box” that can be reconfigured as a recital hall, a thrust or proscenium theater or a lecture hall. Atop the theater is an arts terrace where students draw inspiration from the Shanghai skyline.