New Building Plans Update March 1, 2013
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Why does Mulgrave need new facilities?
We are overcrowded – the school was built for only 640 students. We have a number of temporary buildings, including the current Annex and Upper Gym that are inadequate and lack basic amenities. Our Senior School students have many classes in one of these temporary buildings. Our two gyms are consistently overbooked and teachers must make difficult trade-offs with who gets the use of the facilities. We have outgrown our shared cafeteria/theatre space to the extent that the space serves neither function very effectively. We lack specialist facilities in almost every division that will allow us to teach current curriculum more effectively, introduce new courses and further enhance our cocurricular provision. We have chronic parking and access issues that urgently need addressing. Notes: We do not intend to increase the student population of the school after building these new facilities. Each division of the school will continue to have a base in an area of the school and the campus will retain its small community and family feel. www.mulgrave.com
What facilities do we need? The majority of our facility needs are driven by our vision for a Mulgrave education and the current and future programme needs in the various school divisions.
A specialist, purpose built Senior School, providing a world class pre-university style learning environment and including specialist Student Support facilities, Higher Education Counseling Centre, Lecture Theatre, Academic Study Centre and Senior School classrooms.
Enhanced Upper School specialist facilities in Science, Film Studies, Design Technology, Art, Outdoor Education and the Performing Arts.
New Junior School specialist facilities in Art and Design, Science, Languages and Learning Support.
Enhanced Athletics facilities including a new Senor School Gym, Fitness Studio, Dance Studio and in the long term, a further playing field.
A new cafeteria which will allow us to feed all of the children in a reasonable time period.
Significantly enhanced parking and access. www.mulgrave.com
How will the campus plan come to be reality? The 2035 Campus Plan is intended to be a 25 year vision for Mulgrave. At this stage in the planning process, we hope to complete the First Phase by 2014 or possibly 2015. It will include as a priority, the new Senior School, a new cafeteria, completely revamped and improved parking and access arrangements and significant improvements within the existing school. Eventually, we would hope to complete the Junior/Middle School Addition to the west and the Athletics Addition to the east. Over time, other planned facilities would be completed in accordance with the Campus Plan. Each Phase will involve some modifications and improvements of use in the existing building. The buildings will be designed and constructed for environmental efficiency. After the Senior School is completed, we intend to convert the existing Annex building into a temporary gymnasium space.
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Master Campus Plan 2035
What facilities do we envision in subsequent projects? Junior and Middle School Addition (incl. new building and renovations in existing building)
Junior School Specialist Art and Design Centre Junior School Science Laboratory Junior School Specialist Language Rooms for French and Chinese Junior School Learning Support Room Junior School Academic Study Centre New Junior School Classrooms (currently located in the Middle School) Extended Upper School Art and Design Studio Upper School Design Technology Suite Middle School Academic Study Centre
Athletics Addition New Senior School Double Gym (releasing the current gym for Junior School use) Dance Studio and Fitness Studio www.mulgrave.com
What will be the impact of the new Senior School Project Mulgrave will have a much improved world class facility in which our children are being educated. These facilities will help our students and teachers achieve even higher levels of excellence in many areas of school life.
We will have vastly improved parking and access facilities. With the completion of the Project there will be a small increase in operational costs that will be offset by a reduction in our long term debt achieved as part of the Capital Campaign. During the construction phase there will be very little disruption to the dayto-day running of the school. The students will all be taught in their existing classrooms until the construction is completed. Temporary parking solutions will be put in place. www.mulgrave.com
How will the project be paid for? The Senior School construction cost will be $23m. We also need to raise $3m to pay for some adjacent land acquisition and $4m to pay down some existing long term debt to operate the new facility. Fees will not be increased to operate the new Senior School. We will not be incurring any long term debt from the bank to pay for the construction of this Project. The $30m costs of the project will be raised from a Capital Campaign within our community commencing later in the year. All families will be asked to volunteer to play their part in contributing to the Campaign according to their individual circumstances. We will not begin construction until we have a significant percentage of the funds pledged.
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What facilities will be included in the Senior School project? University Guidance/Counselling Centre Student Support Centre Academic Study Centre Lecture Theatre Senior School Classrooms arranged in learning areas for Math, English, Social Studies and Languages Additional Science Laboratory Film/Media Studies Studio Outdoor Education Room
New Black Box Drama Room New Choral Room New Dining Room/Cafeteria New temporary Gym (in the current Annex) Renovated parking and circulation (200 permanent stalls)
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New Main Entrance Plaza
Student drop-off and pick-up zone
Grand Staircase
Upper Lobby and Cafeteria
Senior School Roof Garden
Aerial Perspective
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A committee of 20 parents, staff, students and lead consultants, reporting to the Board have been working on this project for two years. The plans have been to District design panel and will go to full Council in March. We are on course for a June 2013 start and a November 2014 completion but this depends on sufficient pledges being made to the Capital Campaign. We have kept the construction costs within $22.5m. Construction will take 18 months June* one year to November the next. Minimal disruption – only 50% of field taken for parking for one year. *Construction must start in June to allow major excavation work to be completed during the summer vacation.
Capital Campaign Bjorn Moller (Vice Chair of the Mulgrave Foundation Board has been appointed by the School Board to head up the Capital Campaign. A small group of volunteer parents and the Mulgrave advancement team have been working on the campaign plan and early stages ( the quiet phase) since January 2012. This is a $30m campaign ( $23m construction + $3m land +$4m current debt reduction to operate new building)
Target to raise a significant of the funds in the quiet phase and then the public phase will begin later this year…. To date 40 families (out of 600) and 95% of both Boards and the SLT (Administration) have pledged their family gifts to the campaign. Project will only commence when sufficient funds are pledged. Pledges are over 3 years – this allows higher pledges and tax efficiencies – there are extra recognition opportunities for major donors. We hope all families will contribute according to their circumstances with a ‘once in a lifetime’ gift to the school.
How can you help? Provide feedback on this presentation and contact us to get answers to any questions that you may have. Talk to other parents about the project.
Consider becoming a volunteer on the capital campaign team. Begin to think about your family pledge to the campaign – let us know if you would like to be a lead early donor.
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