Smedley Elementary School

School Description

Smedley Elementary is one of 86 elementary schools in the Denver Public School system. It is situated in the northwest corner of the Denver Public School’s district, located between Zuni and Pecos Streets. The boundaries of the 2.28 acre site are: 42nd St. to the north, 43rd St. to the south, Raritan St. to the east, and Shoshone St. to the west, which is in the Sunnyside neighborhood. Sunnyside is a nice, old neighborhood, and most residents take pride in their homes. The community is diverse in nature with a mixture of older citizens and younger families. Chaffee Park is directly northeast of the school. Smedley is a walk-in, Bi-lingual school, with curriculum encompassing ECE (Early Childhood Education) through fifth grade.

Learning Landscape Description

The master plan calls for enhanced local and cultural connections, participatory learning opportunities, and a safe site for fun recreational play and addresses the challenges of redesigning this historic school with a very small playground area.