The Vanguard School Junior High

Exterior of The Vanguard School Junior High dome.

The Junior High School at The Vanguard School serves 300 students with twelve classrooms, two science laboratories, and administration offices

Tatiana Crandall

The Vanguard School is a public charter K-12 school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Established in 1995, The Vanguard School has two campuses—one for grades K-3 and the other for grades 4-12. The school added a Monolithic Dome to their 4-12 campus to serve up to 300 junior high school students.

The 20,000 square foot (1,858 m²) dome houses twelve classrooms, two science laboratories, and administration offices. The Monolithic Dome is 162.5-feet (49.5 m) diameter by 31.5-feet (9.6 m) tall on a 12-foot (3.66 m) concrete masonry wall with an overall height of 43.5-feet (13.26 m).