The Building Project

	Phase 2 of an Integrated Campus Plan:
	Click Image to view a larger map Phase 2 consists of the construction of a new 4,500 square foot building to provide classrooms for the two Primary classes (combined grades one and two) on the ground floor and a new library/multi-media center on the second floor. Once vacated, current Primary classrooms will immediately provide 1,600 square feet of additional academic workspace for grades three through six.

	Connecting the Campus:
	A view from the campus interior: a new 4,500 square foot building to provide classrooms for two Primary classes and a new library/multi-media center. The new building, housing two Primary classes, will help redistribute students and staff more evenly across the entire campus. The building’s site paralleling Butler Pike was chosen in part because it enables campus facilities to form a loose but inclusive circle and will form the bridge between the lower and upper grades. Additional space will amplify the strong cross-grade experiences that are part of the program, as collaborative learning will be more possible in all classrooms. Project rooms will make long-range projects possible, with space for constructions and models to grow in concert with students’ knowledge. The new building will also include a new library/multi-media center three times the size of the school's current library.  Positioning this center in the heart of the campus will make it more accessible to the whole student body -- a vivid statement about PMFS' commitment to literacy. Additionally, the building will allow administrative staff to be more evenly distributed across the campus and offer some very practical functions that, until now, the school has been unable to offer. A  much-needed “wellness room” will add new comfort and security to the campus.

	A Model of Stewardship
	We have an opportunity, and a responsibility, to model care and action for what we most value through environmentally sound building plans. The new building will be a tangible outgrowth of the School’s core values of caring and stewardship. Large windows will connect students with the outdoors while minimizing thermal transmission. High-efficiency lighting will provide bright spaces for learning while reducing energy use. Natural and renewable building materials from regional sources will minimize our impact on earth resources. Even the placement of the building itself will make best use of passive solar features, allowing winter sunlight in while shielding from the heat of summer sun. For more information about our project at Plymouth Meeting Friends School, please contact the Ralph Henninger, Director of Development, at 610-828-2407 or ralphh@pmfs1780.org.