March 10, 2022
Charter School of the Dunes (CSOTD), located in Gary, IN, is a charter school commissioned in 2003 that had outgrown its previous facility. CSOTD constructed a new, 65,000 SF facility to house its expanding student population and better serve and educate low-income students in the Gary, Indiana area. The school is located in the Miller neighborhood on the east side of Gary, a former industrial stronghold that has declined economically for decades. The new building was designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, and includes 32 classrooms, a science lab, a gymnasium, theater, a multimedia library, and a cafeteria and kitchen.
