Franklin Discovery Academy

The Franklin Discovery Academy is a two-story 45,000 charter school serving grades K-6 in Vineyard, Utah. At the heart of FDA’s core curriculum is the belief in the extraordinary capacity of every child to learn. The school offers a mastery STEM curriculum style in a blended learning environment to cultivate every student’s life-long sense of wonder and curiosity. They provide a unique and individualized extended learning hours approach that allows students to meet the school’s vision of education and encourages all students to Create, Learn, Play and Inspire.

The restrained exterior of the building is covered in stucco and masonry with slight hints of color, while the interior gives way to a bright, colorful atmosphere. The extra-large classrooms and open STEM learning area offer various opportunities for student education, while the interior play areas (including a slide) promote activity and play.

Since the original building was finished, Babcock Design has assisted the school with two classroom additions to this project and completed the design for a new Early Learning Center companion building to focus on preschool and kindergarten-age students.