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High Rockies Community School

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High Rockies Community School
Fairplay, Colorado

Grades

K - 8

Seats

60

Completion Year

2026

Project Details

Type
Elementary School, Middle School

Address
2234 Busch Run Road
Fairplay, Colorado 80440

General Contractor
Himmelman Construction

Architect
Adragna Architecture & Development

Square Footage
3,300

Project Overview

High Rockies Community School is advancing a transformative facility project at Sacramento Creek Ranch in Fairplay, Colorado, creating a permanent indoor home base for its K–8 outdoor education program while deepening community connections to the land.

In partnership with the Mountain Area Land Trust, the school renovated an existing barn into a multi-use Education Center that will serve High Rockies Community School four days a week and welcome local groups to learn from and celebrate the surrounding landscape. As enrollment demand has grown, the project responds to the school’s need for a larger, more functional space that supports year-round learning while remaining rooted in place-based education.

The project reached an exciting milestone with a ribbon cutting, bringing together students, families, community partners, and local leaders in shared celebration.

Himmelman Construction, Inc. is leading construction, and Blueprint is supporting the project by providing oversight and coordination of due diligence, helping ensure HRCS’s vision is carried forward with care and long-term sustainability in mind.

The facility opened in spring 2026. The new Education Center reflects a collective investment in learning in every season, enduring partnerships, and a facility that will serve South Park’s students and community for generations to come.

A group of children and adults stand outside a rustic building with stone and wood beams at High Rockies Community School, listening to a person in green speak, while others sit and watch under a sunny blue sky.
High Rockies prepare to cut the ribbon on their new building.
Five people stand smiling in front of the Rockies School, a large wooden building with solar panels on the roof and a barn-style entrance, nestled under a clear blue High Rockies sky. The stone base adds to its charm as a welcoming Community School.
Blueprint team joins High Rockies team at their ribbon cutting.
A wooden sliding barn door is partially open inside a wooden structure at High Rockies Community School. There is a red ladder on the right, a tarp on the floor, and an emergency exit sign above the door.
Inside the High Rockies barn where construction is being completed.
A tall metal ladder leans against the side of a wooden building with stone trim at High Rockies Community School, reaching up to a higher door. The ground is rough and the sky is clear and blue.
Outside the High Rockies barn.

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