CAMPUS EXPANSION & ENHANCEMENTS The second and current phase of the Campaign seeks to raise $13.5M for campus renovations and expansion, specifically: • State-of-the-art science suite in the Upper School (completed) • Extensive renovations to all classrooms to facilitate modern instructional practices • Construction of a new addition on the terrace—a footprint created for this purpose during the last major campus renovation in 2010 During the summer of 2019, with the help of talented a rchitect and Board member Matt Peek ’85, we completed the Upper School science suite. The centerpiece of our campus expansion and enhancement plan remains. This summer, we had planned to begin construction on a two-story addition to the terrace—the space between the School and Grace Cathedral, while at the same time undertaking a complete renovation of the classrooms in the main school building. By creating additional open-plan space and innovative classroom configurations, these changes to our campus will better support the more modern, experiential, and
collaborative approach to learning to which we aspire. Flexible space for small group work will allow teachers to take advantage of smaller class sizes and instructional approaches proven to produce better academic outcomes. We have been quietly raising the funds needed to complete this extensive work and, thanks to the remarkable dedication and generosity of our community, have secured nearly $11M in commitments toward our $13.5M campaign goal. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board voted to postpone construction until the summer of 2021. This additional year will give us time to consider any modifications to current renovation plans that might better position the School for modern education. The successful completion of this Campaign will not only transform our campus, but will also affirm the qualities that distinguish Cathedral School for Boys. This Campaign is as much about the people and programming as it is about the place. It provides both the physical space and the financial support to inspire the best possible teaching, learning, and collaboration within an increasingly diverse community that better reflects our city and our world.
Finn Hocking '22 completes his puzzle of the Roof . (The puzzle was gifted to families to help the boys visualize how the School’s building will change.)
Teamwork makes dreamwork: Brothers Ryder ‘22 & Hudson Anderson ‘27 complete their puzzle.
Dylan Langner ‘20 in Distance Learning mode
LEARNING FROM A DISTANCE WITH GRACE BY TARA BOLAND, Director of Admission
In March of 2020, Cathedral School for Boys was launched into unprecedented territory when the School shifted from a traditional school on campus to Distance Learning mode at home.
On Thursday, March 12, we began a seemingly regular school day, with students excited about a planned three-day weekend beginning Friday. They left school on Thursday with their backpacks stuffed with textbooks, supplies, and iPads and with the news that for the next two weeks school would be taught at home. On Monday, March 16, school resumed from home. Over the next couple of pages are the memories of teachers, parents, and boys and what their experiences were
like—capturing a most unexpected and unusual spring. As I write in June 2020, looking back at the past 100 days, I do so with an admittedly limited perspective. I experienced Cathedral’s distance learning as Director of Admission and a parent of a Lower School and an Upper School student. This is a snapshot of what a few members of the Cathedral School for Boys community experienced in the spring of 2020.
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