The Vision Has Become Reality

THE REIMAGINE ROGERS PROJECT IS BREWSTER’S MOST AUDACIOUS CAPITAL PROJECT IN ITS HISTORY—AND IS ALREADY A DIFFERENTIATOR FOR THE SCHOOL AND ITS STUDENTS. BY SUZANNE

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It didn’t take long at all for the reimagined and freshly renovated Grayson Student Center at the Rogers Building to become the hub of the arts and student life at Brewster when the doors opened in December 2022. With all three levels of Phases 1 and 2 now complete, the space is impressing students and visitors alike. At registration this fall, one wide-eyed incoming 9th grader was overheard saying in awe to his father, “Whoa, this is even better than the pictures I saw online!” With arts classrooms, gallery and lounge space, huddle rooms for small group meetings and flex rooms for larger ones, a professionallevel dark room, and the Palmer Café (boba tea and smoothies are big hits!), plus state-of-theart features in the Coviello Dance Studio and Faith Theater, Brewster’s offerings have been immeasurably enhanced by this showpiece facility. None of this would have been possible without the generosity of more than 130 donors (including the visionary leadership and gifts of several anchor donors). Construction on Phase 3—which will add an expansive outdoor space with lake views and seating, a ceramics studio, and the Tyler Balint ’21 Robotics Lab—is underway and projected to conclude in the fall. Readers, we’ll let the photos in this story speak for themselves, but we do hope your plans in the coming months include a visit to Wolfeboro so you can see this incredible addition to your campus in person.