Program Agenda

The Gateway June 1-3, 2026
The Gateway: Schools for Tomorrow’s Learning
Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
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MONDAY | JUNE 1, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Vendor Move-In Versailles II Ballroom (25) / Foyer (10)
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Registration Versailles Ballroom Foyer
11:00 AM – 3:30 PM Tour 1: Spoede Elementary School, Lindbergh High School and Lindbergh Idea Center Off-site
12:00 – 4:00 PM Tour 2: Clayton High School, Caseyville Elementary School and Caseyville Public Library Off-site
3:30 – 4:30 PM Session: Reimagining Career & Technical Education Through Adaptive Reuse and Applied Learning Zurich
3:30 – 4:30 PM Session: Facilities Master Plans: Creating Actionable Plans Not Wish Lists Geneva
4:30 – 6:30 PM Welcome Happy Hour Versailles II Ballroom
TUESDAY | JUNE 2, 2026
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM Registration Versailles Ballroom Foyer
8:15 – 9:00 AM Breakfast Versailles Ballroom II
9:00 – 10:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Joe Beckman Versailles Ballroom II
10:00 – 11:00 AM Session: Lindbergh Farmers Club: Designing a District Place-Based Learning Environment Zurich
10:00 – 11:00 AM Session: Designing for Instructional Impact: Beyond Good, Better, Best Geneva
10:00 – 11:00 AM Session: From Stigma to Spotlight: Designing CTE for Community and Economic Impact Basel / Interlaken
10:00 – 11:00 AM Session: Beyond the Gymnasium: Designing Inclusive, Inspiring Wellness Spaces for Whole-body Health Versailles Ballroom I
11:00 – 11:30 AM Coffee Break Versailles Ballroom II
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session: What Highly Competitive Schools Worldwide Are Doing—and How Designers Can Help Bring It Home Zurich
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session: Supporting Special Education Inclusion with School Design Geneva
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session: From Buildings to Belonging: When Students Author Space Basel / Interlaken
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch – Awards Versailles Ballroom I  
1:45 – 2:45 PM Session: Play is Serious Work: Neuro-informed Design for Learning Zurich
1:45 – 2:45 PM Session: Designing for Impact, Not Expense: Affordable Sustainability in Education Geneva
1:45 – 2:45 PM Session: Taming the Noisiest Rooms: Practical Acoustical Strategies for Future-Ready Schools Basel / Interlaken
1:45 – 2:45 PM Session: Leveraging History & Tradition to Build the School of Tomorrow Versailles Ballroom I
2:45 – 3:15 PM Snack Break Versailles Ballroom II
3:30 – 4:30 PM Session: The First Step to Thriving: Unlocking Joy and Potential in Every Learning Space Zurich
3:30 – 4:30 PM Session: Building Architecture as a STEAM Teaching Tool Geneva
3:30 – 4:30 PM Session: Data‑Driven Master Planning: Pathways Analytics Dashboards for SLPS Basel / Interlaken
4:30 – 6:30 PM Networking Party Versailles Ballroom II
7:00 PM Dinner on your own / Vendor Breakdown
WEDNESDAY | JUNE 3, 2026
7:00 – 9:00 AM Vendor Breakdown Versailles Ballroom II
8:00 – 8:45 AM Breakfast Panel: Community Partnership: How to Have a Successful Outcome Versailles Ballroom Foyer
8:00 – 11:00 AM Registration Versailles Ballroom Foyer
8:45 – 9:45 AM Session: Beyond Worksheets and Tests: Where Experiences, Environments, and Investment Align for the Next Generation Zurich
8:45 – 9:45 AM Session: Thinking Inside the Box – Transforming Existing Spaces for New Uses Geneva
8:45 – 9:45 AM Session: Less Paving, More Paradise: Designing Schools as Gateways to Community, Play, and Learning Versailles Ballroom I
9:45 – 10:45 AM Session: Esports Design – Not Just Playing Video Games Anymore Zurich
9:45 – 10:45 AM Session: It’s All in the Numbers...Or is it? Leverage Data to Strengthen Your Stories Geneva
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Roundtable Panel Discussion: From Interim to Inspiration: Revisiting Joplin’s 2012 MacConnell Award-Winning High School Versailles Ballroom I
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