AS PART OF A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE EPSTEIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND INICIATIVES DE PAS ( a Puerto Rican non-profit), THIS PRO BONO SCHOOL IN HAITI  IS CURRENTLY STILL UNDERWAY.  WORKING WITH A TEAM OF ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS (STRUCTURAL, MEP, PLUMBING, ETC.) MY ROLE ON THE PROJECT IS THAT OF LEAD DESIGNER.  THE DESIGN OF THE SCHOOL IS A RESPONSE TO THE DESIRE TO HAVE A VERY OPEN AND FLEXIBLE PLAN; AN OPEN AIR COMMONS SPACE IS USED TO FEED UP TO 150 CHILDREN A DAY BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL.  THE CLASSROOMS, WHICH ARE USED FOR PROGRAMS NOT OFFERED BY THEIR SCHOOLS, CAN ALSO EXPAND INTO THIS SPACE.  THE RAISED ROOF PROVIDES THE INNER SPACES WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION.  IT ALSO SHIELDS THE INTENSE SUN, OFFERS WEATHER PROTECTION IN CASE OF A STORM, AND COLLECTS RAINWATER FOR FILTRATION AND USE.  FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT WILL COME FROM SPONSORED EVENTS AND CROWDSOURCING SITES.