Staff Training Center

   Welcome to the Loudoun County Public Schools' Staff Training Center. This support facility used to be Ashburn Elementary School, opening 1945. It closed in 1992 for the new Ashburn Elementary School. From 1993 to 1998, it was used as the Ashburn Annex for Broad Run HS. In 1999, it became its current iteration, the Staff Training Center. But they don't just train staff here. Other programs are housed here (only one I can remember is Head Start).

   When I opened the door, the first thing I noticed was its smell. It has an old school smell, though I usually don't smell something when I walk in old schools. It wasn't a bad smell, it just smelled exactly how an old school should smell if an old school did smell. I quickly got used to it, no big deal.

   It's a nice facility. They have lowered the ceiling in the hallways (that's always sad, takes away a "wow" factor), but the bathroom's still had high ceilings and old lights, so that was cool.

This building also shares the same original design with Banneker Elementary School, which opened 1947/1948.

Love the original tile and doorways

Modern water fountain



Notice the expansion line?
See how the tile and doorways are different
on either side of the line?

 

The Auditorium

Looking towards the front entry

The ceiling was dropped quite a bit in the entry area.

I also got to look around in the basement. It was pretty cool.

Under the Auditorium!

A big old tank no longer used.

As a bonus, here are some class photos on display at the Loudoun Museum from Ashburn ES, 1961-1962:



Sources:

School System Directories

CIPs