The Inspire School of Arts and Sciences in Chico, California, broke ground on the construction of a new $34 million campus. Inspire, a public charter school within the Chico Unified School District, serves 480 grade 9-11 students and is currently housed on the Chico High School campus.

Interior Design Principal Suzanne Sasaki-Hartstein and Project Architect Carlos Martinez Horta attended the ceremony for HMC Architects. Representing the Inspire School were Principal/Superintendent Becky Brown, Foundation Board President Rose Krepelka, and Board President Pat Macias; and from Chico USD, Director of Facilities and Construction Julie Kistle and Board President Tom Lando. Representatives from the general contractor, Modern Building, Inc., and other dignitaries joined them.

The new campus will realize the vision for this high-performing school with an innovative and cost-effective integration of modular elements and a contemporary design to create learning environments with a strong emphasis on collaboration, flexibility, and indoor-outdoor connectivity.

Inspire offers a variety of CTE and arts pathways for students wishing to hone skills in fields such as theatre, dance, engineering, humanities, and digital arts, as well as a range of electives that allow all students to explore their passions and interests. The school was recognized as a California Distinguished School for 2024.

Completion of the phase I campus core is scheduled for the fall of 2026.