Campaign Update
Mars STEAM Wing on Track for 2025 Opening! By Marion L. Couzens, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement Big changes are on the horizon as
Once the permitting is received:
we prepare for the area between the science wing and the parking lot next to Schoolhouse to be remade into the Mars STEAM Wing, thanks to the transformative gift from Victoria Beth Mars 1974, Pamela
do is curriculum,” the School will offer a seminar that engages students in
• The Schoolhouse parking lot will be torn out, and a new one built on the Post Lane side of Miss Charlotte’s Garden. • Post Lane, which passes the Dining
the construction process. Modeled after Project Green Build (Stuart Hall) and Project Rebuild (Court Welcome Center), this seminar will be called
Mars Wright 1978, Bernadette Schuetz
Hall, Miss Charlotte’s Garden, and
Project STEAM Build, and participating
Russell 2003, and Charlotte Audrey
the current parking lot, will be
students will receive a certificate.
Rossetter 2012. But first, plans must be
straightened to accommodate the
finalized, permits obtained, and the site
new parking lot and provide space for
prepared before construction can begin.
deliveries to the Dining Hall and other
This is an exciting time for the School as we create the spaces that will keep our STEAM programs innovative
buildings on that side of campus. • The construction firm will secure the area around the Mars STEAM Wing location.
and creative for years to come. The following steps have been completed in preparation for the construction phase:
Stay tuned for more exciting developments in the months ahead, and log in to Vidigami for project photos once construction begins. We have currently raised $29 million towards our campaign goal of $65 million.
• Construction will begin!
If you would like to make a gift to the
As with other building projects on campus,
contact Marion L. Couzens, Executive
Building for Our Future Campaign, please the construction of the Mars STEAM
Director of Institutional Advancement, at
Schoolhouse Steering Committee
Wing provides a learning opportunity.
campaign@foxcroft.org or 540.687.4510.
have worked with the architectural
Embracing the axiom “everything we
• The Board of Trustees and the
firm to turn their initial renderings of the building into concrete plans. • The architectural firm has met with Foxcroft’s STEAM faculty and key School personnel for their input on what is needed in this building to continue to teach girls in the areas of science, technology, engineering, art, and math in the ways they learn best. • A construction firm for the project has been engaged. • Plans incorporating the information from the above-mentioned session will be finalized and submitted for permitting.
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