Many meetings were held between the community, future users and the designers. There we agreed that circulations should be open to courtyards, and thus promote outdoor activities, as well as enhancing daylight and natural ventilation of the classrooms. One major challenge was to design the School in this plot with a steep slope. We decided to locate the main access, composed by a public square and an open covered hall, in front of the kindergarten, and School’s public areas (multipurpose space / dining and administration) at both sides of the hall. The multipurpose space can be accessed either from the public square or from the hall, allowing for its independent use by the community. The upper level (with a secondary entrance from the avenue) holds most of the educational spaces. These spaces face an elevated courtyard that overlooks the neighborhood. This upper level is an “L” shaped fold, it closes to the south wind and to the west (to avoid noise from the avenue), but opens to sun on the north and to the east (views down the neighborhood). Finally, the School is built around a green slope that reminds of the natural state of the land before the building. This green slope has a stair and a slide to connect both levels, around a growing tree.