The Center for Advanced Studies is housed in a 33,000 square foot facility designed especially for the program. The facility is among the most technologically advanced K-12 buildings in the nation. Included are four state-of-the-art science labs equipped for in-depth and technology-based instruction. Three technology-based math classrooms allow the natural integration between math and science.
Every student in the facility has access to an array of technological resources and each student station is wired for access to the school’s local area network. Each classroom has ceiling mounted LCD projectors which allow for the display of any student or teacher workstation screen. The use of the local Novell network allows students to move their digital files to any other location in the building, thus promoting cross-curricular integration.
The building also houses four state-of-the-art technology and research labs that are utilized for special high-tech offerings and for interdisciplinary studies and research. Included is a distance learning lab which allows the latest distance learning technologies, including online courses, Virtual High School courses, and video conferencing. All Wheeler students have access to these technology labs through various courses. A 2800 square foot multi-use applied research lab is utilized for a variety of Center curricular activities including a special Magnet Foundations/Survey of Technology course designed for all Center freshmen. The building has been flexibly designed to allow the program to remain on the cutting edge of technology and research based instruction.
On May 3, 2001, the magnet building was dedicated in honor of the late Everett Coker. Mr. Coker, who was a long time Wheeler math teacher and Georgia Teacher of the Year in 1979, passed away unexpectedly in December 1997. The Center for Advanced Studies is now officially housed in the Coker building
