Rise School of Houston Celebrates Groundbreaking

October 19, 2010
The Rise School of Houston recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their new home in the Texas Medical Center. FKP Architects donated design services for the 23,000 sf school opening in August 2011. Affiliated with Texas Children’s Hospital, The Rise School is a nationally accredited pre-school specializing in early childhood education for children with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.

Pictured (from left): Pete Dawson, Senior Vice President FP&D and Mark Wallace, President and CEO of Texas Children’s Hospital; Travis Ensey and Tim Conroy from FKP Architects; and Rise School Houston Founder and Chairman Emeritus John H. Duncan, Sr.

To learn more about The Rise School, visit www.riseschool.org.