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City, county, and school board officials met for the grand opening of Issac Dickson Elementary School's new facilities on September 2nd, 2016. The new building features a media center, amphitheater, outdoor learning spaces and more (including a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton!). The facility is also designed to be as green as possible; the school features geothermal heating and cooling, daylighting, and rainwater collection.
Isaac Dickson Elementary School's magnet theme is experiential education, and the building reflects that focus. Through project based learning, students tackle a challenging academic curriculum in ways that are fun, engaging, meaningful, and adaptable to a variety of learning styles. The school also provides after-school clubs on topics such as karate, cooking, chess, science, swimming, mosaics, coding, and more.