The time is now to
Build for Our Future A sneak peek at the plans to renovate Schoolhouse and the Music Building and to construct a Performing Arts Center and STEAM Wing. By Marion L. Couzens, Director of Institutional Advancement
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pen the door of the World Cultures class on the first floor of Schoolhouse and you will see girls gathered in a circle working collaboratively as they problem-solve a recent assignment. Walk down the black and white floor past the portrait of our School’s founder, Miss Charlotte, and into FoxHound Auditorium where the notes of a piano concerto greet you and invite you to listen in the open room hung with green velvet curtains and adorned with boards where sermons and hymn numbers were posted in yesteryear. Today, a music lesson occupies this well-loved space. Tomorrow, a dramatic reading or lines from the upcoming play may ring out from its wooden stage. Climb the stairway to the second floor and run your hands over the carved boards with the names of every graduate since the
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School’s founding in 1914. Descend the well-worn stairs, where the middle of the tread dips from the footsteps of previous generations, and stroll along the cream concrete corridors where brightly colored artwork depicting a dog’s nervous system or a seahorse’s internal anatomy is painted on the walls. This is Schoolhouse, Foxcroft’s hub of learning. This is where academic challenges and learning opportunities meet creativity and exploration. This is where young minds are stretched and skills are developed that empower each student to reach her personal best. It is within these walls that young leaders develop the confidence and courage to impact their future and the world. It is where we live out our mission and our promises. For seven decades, Schoolhouse has stood in the center of campus as the heart of learning at Foxcroft. Even as
research and technology have advanced and the context for learning has changed over time, with the exception of a few minor renovations, Schoolhouse has remained much the same as when it was built in 1951. Through the incredible support of generous donors over the last decade, we have constructed or renovated almost every other building on campus as was called for in the 2003 Campus Master Plan. Now, as directed by the Board and the updated 2016 Campus Master Plan, it is time to address the building at the core of
