Integrated Learning House
A special house is under construction on the grounds of Raymore-Peculiar High School. It is located on the south side of the school, between the two loading docks. Map
The Integrated Learning House will be an actual house designed for students with special needs to practice the skills needed to live on their own. Students will not live in the house, but will use the house as a classroom to learn a variety of tasks, including:
Basic meal preparation and clean-up
How to set a table, serve a meal, and clear a table
What is necessary to clean and maintain an actual living space
Basics of home repair
Basics of home design and decor
Cost of living and working within a budget
How to create dishes from items grown in a garden
Donations and Partnerships
Much of the project is being funded through donations and partnerships. Some of the donations so far include:
Partnerships and In-Kind Donations
HTK Architects, design work and blueprints
Kaw Valley Engineering, civil engineering
Stand Structural Engineering, structural engineering
Henderson Engineers, MEP engineering
Controlled Services Company, donation of parts and programming for the building management system parts, cameras, and access control (Ray-Pec School District to install)
BR Carpet, donation of flooring installation
Tarkett, donation of flooring materials
Allegion, donation of door hardware
Sherwin Williams, donation of paint
City of Peculiar, donation of permits
Delta Innovative Services, donation of roofing materials and labor
South Western Communications, donation of intercom
Financial Donations
J.E. Dunn
Jorban-Riscoe
Peculiar Charitable Foundation
Groundbreaking for Integrated Learning House
(November, 2024) The District broke ground in November for the Integrated Learning House, which will be located on the south side of the high school.
District Shares Plans For Integrated Learning House
(Sept. 17, 2024) This school year, a special house will be constructed on the grounds of Raymore-Peculiar High School. It will be located on the south side of the school, between the two loading docks. Map
The Integrated Learning House will be an actual house designed for students with special needs to practice the skills needed to live on their own. Students will not live in the house, but will use the house as a classroom to learn a variety of tasks, including:
Basic meal preparation and clean-up
How to set a table, serve a meal, and clear a table
What is necessary to clean and maintain an actual living space
Basics of home repair
Basics of home design and decor
Cost of living and working within a budget
How to create dishes from items grown in a garden
The project will include the involvement of many regular education programs as well. For example, students in the LEAD Center carpentry, electrical, and HVAC programs may have opportunities to partner with construction companies while the house is being built. Botany and field biology students could partner in the creation of a garden. Interior design and art students could participate in projects related to the design of the space.
The District envisions the project could result in mentoring across grade levels, as well as partnerships with the Ray-Pec Scholar Teacher program.
Donations and Partnerships:
Construction and furnishing of the house will be funded through donations and partnerships.
HTK Architects donated design work for the house. Concept drawings of the Integrated Learning House are shown above and below. Other partners, as of Sept. 4, include: JE Dunn Construction, Henderson Engineers, and the Peculiar Charitable Foundation.
During the Sept. 12 work session, School Board members viewed plans for the house. Completion of the house is expected by August 2025.
Artist rendering of the rear view of the Integrated Learning House.