The summer months were busy on campus as construction workers, engineers, architects, and the school’s building staff worked against the clock, and the weather, to transform many campus spaces into new and enhanced buildings for living and learning. These projects are the first major changes to the campus in thirty years.

Faculty Housing
Ten faculty families have made their homes in the four spacious, new, single-bedroom and six spacious three-bedroom apartments that are attached to Cole, Ford, and McCormack Dormitories. The school nurse and psychologist have moved into their offices in the modern new health center located in the McCormack addition.

Science and Technology Center
The newly constructed Science and Technology Center, which opened November 8, 2004, features dramatically improved laboratories for chemistry, physics, biology, general science, and middle school students; and each upper school lab instruction area has its own Harkness table, enabling science teachers to add yet another dimension to their teaching. One lab is reserved exclusively for students pursuing independent research projects, and two fully-equipped computer labs are located in the Center.

Middle School
In early 2005 Middle School students moved into their brand new home, located in the former science building. In addition to creating 18,000 square feet of classrooms, an art studio, computer lab, teacher work areas, library/media center, and student common areas, this 1950s “modern” structure received an exterior face-lift, so that it fits in better with the majestic architecture of the rest of the campus. The two-story multi-purpose room, located in this building, will be ready for action in Spring 2005.

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Summer 2005
Although the complete renovation of the academic areas of Masters Hall will not take place until next summer, a new state-of-the-art digital language laboratory has been installed on the third floor, with a five-unit “satellite” language lab planned for the library.