Campus
The Maharishi School campus consists of 10 acres (40,000 m2) located on the main campus of Maharishi University of Management (MUM).
The Maharishi School's buildings are constructed according to the design principles of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda architecture. The main, three-story building, houses the Lower School and the Girls School. There are two school libraries, three computer labs, three art rooms, a digital and a conventional photography lab, and two music rooms. There is also an auditorium for performances and community gatherings. There is also a large courtyard in the center of the campus with the Boys School and Foster Hall located on the north side.
The school has a large greenhouse, on the west side, which serves as a living classroom for four-season, organic gardening methods and environmental science. The school's facilities are geared towards sustainability and include a rainwater catchment system, a solar-powered water system for the greenhouse; edible landscaping and recycling and composting programs.In 2004, the greenhouse won the Organic Silver Award from the Rodale Institute for their permaculture style of gardening.
In 2009, the school received a grant from the Iowa Department of Management to construct the first Arbor Day certified Nature Explore classroom in southeast Iowa. A Nature Explore classroom is a model outdoor classroom for nature-based learning, designed to connect children to nature. Maharishi School has access to recreation facilities at MUM including a climbing wall, indoor track, cardio and weight training, tennis courts and a swimming pool. It also has a field house for state-wide, inter-school, sporting events.
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