Guilford Elementary

Guilford Elementary opened in August of 2021 as the newest building of the Plainfield Community School Corporation. The school’s design features separate areas for each grade level, known here as communities. Each community includes six classrooms, restrooms, drinking fountains and bottle-fillers, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) storage area, ample space for collaboration, and even small rooms for small group or one-on-one consultation. All classrooms feature windows both looking to the fields surrounding the school, and windows from common areas looking into the classrooms. An important safety feature: communities can be locked down instantly should the need arise. 

Natural light is everywhere you turn, from the soaring wide-open space in the center of the school that features the Discovery Center, to windows in the gymnasium and cafeteria, and throughout each of the communities. Extending from indoors to the outdoors, students will collaborate with PHS students to design and build an outdoor learning garden, and the playground features abundant spaces and a wide variety of equipment to suit the needs of all elementary students. 

While the school was built to support 900 students, it is expected to be home to about 450 students for the next few years. Community growth is always a consideration, and projects are designed to accommodate future growth in ways that have minimal impact on taxpayers.