Changes to Campus

There have been some changes to the Eaglebrook campus this spring. When the students left for March break, the classroom wing of the Learning Center closed for renovations, to reopen as the Edward P. Evans Academic Center in the fall of 2014. Closing the LC required the relocation of classrooms and the reallocation of unused spaces on campus. Much of the winter was devoted to renovating Eagles Nest and the Doubleday building to convert them into classroom spaces for the Science and Visual Arts Departments. Classroom space was also built in the former art rooms in the Bryant Building. Teachers worked hard at the end of the break to ready their new classrooms for the spring term.

“There have been no problems with the move,” says Betsy Worcester, director of studies. “Students and faculty have been pleasantly surprised by the new spaces, especially the ones built for science and art classes,” she continued. For the next few years, the academic portion of the Eaglebrook campus will be transformed. After the Evans Academic Center opens, the plan is to demolish the Bryant Building and the Flagler Science Building to make way for a new Science, Art, and Music Center. Construction on that project will begin in 2015.

For the last few weeks of the 2013-2014 school year, things seem good despite the upheaval. Betsy Worcester expressed the feeling well when she said, “It feels like we have a whole new campus for everyone to explore.” Learn more about the construction at Eaglebrook at www.eaglebrook.org/construction. See photos of some of the new classroom spaces here.