Teacher Lounges

PrincipalsConnect has renovated seven lounges! Our teachers are collaborating more and getting an energy boost.

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Teachers Love Our Lounge Updates

Our principals asked us to create inviting spaces for their teachers to "chill" during breaks. Enter Susan Morgenthaler, who has project managed seven updates during the past eight years. Susan listens to teacher needs and works with volunteers and KCPS operations staff to create amazing spaces. The result? Principals tell us their teachers no longer eat lunch at their desks. They congregate to relax and collaborate with other teachers.

Before & After

Before

An empty break room or cafeteria with tables, chairs, a vending machine, recycling bins, and a woman sitting with a pink bag.

Northeast Middle School

Before

An empty classroom or workshop space with yellow walls, white tiled floor, and ceiling lights. A partially removed wall shows exposed red brick and a large blue bulletin board. There is a small white refrigerator, a tall white cabinet, and a man working near a sink. Various tools and equipment are scattered, including a blue ladder and a wheeled cart.

Border Star Montessori

A cozy, modern kitchen and living area with green walls and large windows, featuring wooden tables, a leather sofa with floral cushions, a black bookshelf with kitchen appliances, and plants, illuminated by a chandelier.

After

Before

A small waiting area with a round white table, four black chairs, two teal armchairs, a beige pillow on one, a white lamp on a side table, a black handbag, an indoor plant, a bulletin board on white brick wall, framed quotes, clock, a copier, and two coffee machines.

East High

A conference room with a blue wall decorated with four landscape paintings, a white oval table surrounded by black chairs, and white armchairs with a small side table on the right.

After

Before

A small office or classroom with cluttered furniture including desks, chairs, globes, and stacks of books, illuminated by natural light from windows.
A cozy corner in a room with colorful decor, featuring a fireplace, a bench with striped upholstery, and a round table with two vibrant ottomans, a large potted plant, and purple and green walls decorated with abstract leaf designs.

After

Primitivo Garcia Elementary

Two women standing in a colorful office with green brick walls, world maps on the wall, and a beige couch with purple and patterned pillows, surrounded by black and beige chairs, small tables, and potted plants.

After

What Our KC Educators are Saying

"The teacher's lounge was completely redone. I love it! It is beautiful, useful and a quiet place for lunch or just to recharge."

— KC Teacher

“Teachers lounge reno - AMAZING. Truly uplifted the whole school community. I feel valued and also it brings a sense of professionalism to the workplace that we did not necessarily have before."

— KC Teacher

“The renovated teachers' lounge was an amazing gift from Principals Connect and other partners. We are so lucky that we were able to have this at Border Star, and I hope the same project can be done at other schools!”

— KC Teacher

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