Dear CWS Community,

Below you will find tidbits about the building project, in case you were not able to attend one of the tours.  Current parent Marie Lynch described her experience of the emerging new structures by saying, "I felt hugged!"  Indeed, walking through the buildings is a truly remarkable experience. "It took my breath away, " said one parent. "It felt so much bigger in the pavilion once I was inside," said another.  The upper level of the Library & Arts Building reminds many of us of being in a tree-house because of the elevation and the beautiful view of the verdant campus.

We are pleased to report that five of our classes have reached 100% participation in giving, thereby earning a pizza party on Thursday!  Congrats to those parents who were able to get their donations in by the deadline.  The campaign continues, of course, so the incentives for giving will continue. Stay tuned!  We also want to give another shout-out, to Kayleigh McCoy, rising 6th grader, who baked and sold cookies in support of the building project!  The rising 6th graders will continue this effort at Penn Park throughout the summer.

CWS LIBRARY & ARTS BUILDING
 
Downstairs:

• - 44’ x 48’ Library to house approx. 11,000 books
  - Two independent study rooms
  - Small performance space for puppet plays or lectures
  - Ample meeting and reading space
  - Cork floor
  - One H/C accessible bathroom
  - 10’ x 48’ covered porch overlooking a 50’ x 100’ basketball/ play court

Upstairs:

• - 38’ x 48’ main room to be divided into two specialty classrooms
  - 16’ x 16’ Admin space
  - 12’ x 48’ Attic Storage with pull-down stair
  - Boys and Girls bathrooms w/ 2 toilet fixtures each, supplied by captured rainwater
  - Future kitchenette in South classroom
  - 8’ x 48’ covered porch

CWS COMMUNITY HALL

• - 48’ x 80’ interior to accommodate large community gatherings, potentially as large as 400- 500 people
  - Vaulted wood ceiling with recessed lighting to accommodate ball games
  - South-oriented stage area, approx 12’ x 48’ with dimmable recessed lights over stage. (A movable, temporary stage is planned.)
  - Angled walls creating large storage closets at side walls and corners
  - Two H/C accessible bathrooms to be finished sometime in the future (fixtures/toilets already donated by Ferguson Enterprises)
  - Four Poplar log totems, taken from the site, correspond to the four cardinal points on the compass
  - Two 8’ x 48’ covered porches on West and East sides
  - 24’ x 24’ Breezeway connecting the Community Hall with the Library & Arts Building
  - Locally harvested pine paneling on interior walls
  - Potential to enclose the building using strawbale walls, infilling between the columns
  - Potential to design roll-down or sliding canvas sides

[To learn more about the construction project and to make a donation, please visit http://www.greenestschool.org.]