Dublin School is in the midst of three major building projects, hoping to address its growing student population.
Head of School Brad Bates said the school is working to add a 24 bed dormitory and a 59 seat addition to the school’s recital hall, as well as a new administrative building.
“It’s less stressful and more time consuming,” said Bates, of taking on three projects at once. “We want every space on campus to help educate our students and to continue to reflect our mission statement.”
With 158 students for the upcoming school year and only 156 seats a the recital hall, adding seats is a priority. Bates said the goal is to bring the facility up to 215 seats, enough to sit students and faculty.
The addition to the recital hall will also include three new bathrooms and a new entrance.
The expanding school population also has the school adding to its dormitory buildings. Bates said the upcoming school year features the largest student population to date, meaning the school has outgrown some facilities.
The new building, which will be constructed north of the ski slope, will also have three faculty apartments. The school presently has seven dorm buildings with 115 beds.
Bates said the school had to tear down a wing of its administration building this June, as the decomposition of materials in the 1960s-era building was giving people headaches.
The school is in the process of getting approval to construct a new building, which will be a two-story, shingle style building.
Bates said the school hopes to have the administration building completed by January, while the recital hall and dormitory should be done by July and August of next year. Bates said the school has yet to price out any of the projects, but the administration building should cost under $1 million.
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