The Orange County Register reports that Rienda School is scheduled to open in 2027.
The nearly 15-acre campus will place an emphasis on STEAM education. It will have an innovation center with a robotics lab and wireless technology and also have space for performing arts and outdoor learning.
Rienda will be Capistrano Unified’s second campus in Rancho Mission Viejo. The $78.5 million project is being funded through developer fees and state matching dollars.
Capistrano Unified spokesperson Ryan Burris said the classrooms will be designed to be more flexible than those at older schools, where desks, chairs and storage were usually fixed in place. At Rienda, the furniture will be movable, so that spaces can adapt to different teaching and learning needs.
Rancho Mission Viejo is also building a six-acre park adjacent to the school, with youth athletic fields, picnic areas and walking trails.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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