Rectory School "Campaign for a Century" Brochure Update

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One hundred years ago, Father Frank and Mrs. Mabel Bigelow founded Rectory School with an enrollment of two students: their son John and family friend George Holt. As we remember our roots while celebrating Rectory’s Centennial, we remain committed to the Bigelows’ vision for Rectory as we pursue our “even greater future.”

Rectory’s priorities in this Centennial Campaign—endowed scholarship funds, a new dormitory, renovations to the Bigelow Academic Building, and improved athletics spaces—reveal how much Rectory has evolved since its founding. However, the heart of Rectory—the transformative student growth fostered by talented and caring educators—remains unchanged.

We hear regularly of the lifelong impact a Rectory School experience has on our students. Now we encourage all in our community to join in as we celebrate our school’s storied first century, while ushering in an equally distinguished second.

Sincerely,

Frederick W. Williams Headmaster

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The Annual Fund for Rectory 2019 $1,147,360 2018 $847,690 2017 $709,724 2016 $681,504 2015 $730,711 2014 $625,695 The Judith K. Mitchell and Matthew K. Mitchell Patio and Grosvenor House front entrance were made possible by their donation to the Campaign for a Century.

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Our Achievements As we reflect on the generosity of our many donors, we are humbled to know that so many chose Rectory as the recipient of their philanthropy.

Rectory’s generous donors enabled us to achieve amazing milestones.

The transformative impact of our donors is evident in numerous ways: • The new Grosvenor House front entrance and expanded Admissions Office provide a welcoming first impression for families and visitors.

• The complete renovation of Memorial Dormitory brings a modern feel to this iconic student living space, and the addition of a familysized apartment increases faculty housing, benefiting the residential life program.

• The construction of John and Millie Green Hall, housing the Smith Learning Center and the Hale Elementary School Wing, allows students to thrive in a holistic, 21st century learning environment.

• The enhancement of faculty salaries afforded by the $7.9 million raised during the Tang Challenge for Excellence in Teaching and the $1 million raised for the Faculty First Fund improve Rectory’s ability to recruit and retain the highest quality candidates for teaching positions.

• The Whipple Brewster Tennis Pavilion now offers first-class facilities for one of the most popular sports on campus.

• The construction of a faculty duplex, including one threeand one four-bedroom home, provides much needed on-campus, non-dormitory housing.

• The Seaward Family Pavilion and Wang Amphitheater create a central hub for students interested in a game of basketball, four square, or just a space to relax with friends.

• The Wolf Den Student Center converts the old dining hall into an invaluable informal space for students to gather for work and play.

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Our Achievements (continued) The Tang Family Endowment For Excellence in Teaching Established in 2015 by Oscar ’53 and Kevin ’82 Tang, The Tang Family Endowment for Excellence in Teaching recognizes faculty excellence in the classroom and strengthens faculty recruitment and retention by improving teacher salaries and benefits.

The Tang Family Endowment Draw 2022

$320,000*

2021

$273,000*

2020

$240,000

2019

$193,000

2018

$100,000

2017

$ 50,000

*projected draw 4

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2020

2021

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Construction of the Seaward Family Pavilion and Wang Amphitheater provided an outdoor gathering place for recreation, reflection, and celebration.

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Renovations to Memorial Dormitory provided essential upgrades to this campus landmark.

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Rectory’s Next Century Guided by our mission to provide students with an “enriched and supportive community,” the vision of Rectory’s Campaign for a Century is to build, enhance, and grow the school’s physical and financial resources. These improvements will serve to benefit students now and long into the future.

Rectory’s Campaign for a Century will: • Grow and expand the Annual Fund for Rectory.

• Construct a state-of-the-art dormitory in the heart of campus.

• Complete Phase I of the Colhoun Gymnasium Renovation & Expansion to provide greatly expanded and improved athletics facilities for our players and coaches.

• Renovate the John B. Bigelow Academic Building to upgrade classroom spaces and enliven learning for our students.

• Grow the endowment in support of the Brad Seaward Scholarship Fund, granting access to a Rectory education for highly qualified students.

Campaign for a Century: $36 Million Goals

Achievements Annual Fund for Rectory

$6.65 M

• Annual Fund for Rectory $3.20 M

Facilities

$7.75 M

• Facilities

$9.00 M

Endowment

$8.90 M

• Endowment

$0.50 M

The Tang Endowment Faculty First Fund

$7.90 M $1.00 M

• Annual Fund $3.20 Million

• Dormitory

Annual Fund $6.65 Million

Construction $3.25 Million

• Gymnasium Facilities $7.75 Million

$36 million campaign for a century

Renovation & Expansion, Phase I $5.15 Million

• Academic Building Endowment $8.90 Million

Renovation $600,000

• Brad Seaward Scholarship Fund $500,000

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FACULTY DUPLEX

NEW DORMITORY

Campaign for a Century COMPLETED PROJECTS • Faculty Duplex • Grosvenor House Entrance & Admissions Office • John and Millie Green Hall • Memorial Dormitory Renovations • Seaward Family Pavilion • Wang Amphitheater • Whipple Brewster Tennis Pavilion • Wolf Den Student Center

PROPOSED PROJECTS • Bigelow Academic Building Renovations • Colhoun Gymnasium Renovation & Expansion • New Dormitory

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JOHN AND MILLIE GREEN HALL HOUSING THE SMITH LEARNING CENTER & THE HALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WING

COLHOUN GYMNASIUM RENOVATION & EXPANSION

WHIPPLE BREWSTER TENNIS PAVILION

SEAWARD FAMILY PAVILION

WANG AMPHITHEATER

BIGELOW ACADEMIC BUILDING RENOVATIONS

WOLF DEN STUDENT CENTER MEMORIAL DORMITORY RENOVATIONS

GROSVENOR HOUSE ENTRANCE & ADMISSIONS OFFICE

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Dormitory Construction In response to the growing number of boarding students, Rectory’s new dormitory, situated where the former Cedars Dormitory stood, will house 24 students in a beautiful natural setting across from Colhoun Gymnasium. This centralized location will help strengthen our community and increase student safety by moving most residential students onto the main campus from across Pomfret Street. Additionally, the off-campus houses that had been modified to serve as dormitories can now be returned to service as much-needed housing for faculty.

Life on dorm often provides some of the most memorable Rectory moments for our students. This functional, comfortable, spaciously designed “home” will assure those memories are positive ones as students enjoy an exceptional residential life experience.

The floor plan’s central entrance leads to inviting communal areas—an interior lounge, an exterior deck space overlooking the playing fields, and a covered front porch. Contemporary student living areas include spacious rooms and bathroom facilities. In addition, four apartments for dormitory parents will increase the number of faculty housed on campus.

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COVERED PORCH

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1 BEDROOM FACULTY APARTMENT COVERED PORCH

2 BEDROOM FACULTY APARTMENT

FIRST FLOOR

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Craig Scott Colhoun Gymnasium: Renovation & Expansion Athletics have always been central to a Rectory School education, and the Colhoun Gymnasium has served the school incredibly well for over thirty years. But as our sports program has expanded significantly, our athletics facilities have remained unchanged. In furthering our commitment to athletics and to address the needs of today’s expanded and co-educational student population, Rectory now offers twenty-three different sports. Facilities limitations are particularly evident in the winter where four sports compete off campus, and basketball practices, due to the many teams, extend beyond dinner into evening study hall hours. To address the needs of today’s athletes and to maintain our commitment to athletics, this facility must be upgraded and expanded.

Regardless of the decade, Rectory students have cherished their time competing in athletics, learning invaluable life lessons along the way. Visits with alumni evoke names of legendary coaches such as General Smith, Washburn, Long, Dagle, Groom, Jackman, Seaward, and Barber among others.

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EXISTING EAST ELEVATION 3/16"=1'-0"

ATHLETIC CENTER

EAST ELEVATION 2

PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION 3/16"=1'-0"

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Colhoun Gymnasium: Renovation & Expansion, Phase I First floor • A new fitness center featuring floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on the playing fields • A renovated entrance area to encourage communal gathering

Ground floor • A new girls locker room to give our athletes ample space to meet with teammates and prepare for competition • A new athletics trainer’s room assuring our athletes the best care possible • A renovated equipment room and storage space to best support our programs • A relocated wrestling room to a newly constructed venue below the fitness center

Colhoun Gymnasium: Renovation & Expansion, Phase II • A squash facility that includes four competition courts, allowing Rectory to host home matches and permitting more students to participate in this popular sport • A second multipurpose court to be used by basketball, fencing, and a myriad of other student activities T.O. MAIN LEVEL FLOOR

• A viewing gallery allowing spectators to easily and comfortably observe the activity occurring in these spaces from one central location

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EWC LADDER TO MECH. ROOM ABOVE

LADDER TO MECH. ROOM ABOVE

GIRLS LOCKERS

GYMNASIUM

GIRLS SHOWERS LOBBY GIRLS TOILET VISITING LOCKER ROOM

COACHES

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EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN

PHASE I PROJECTS, FIRST FLOOR

• Fitness Center • Renovated Entrance OPEN TO GROUND FLOOR

PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Areas visible from the viewing gallery

MULTI PURPOSE ROOM BELOW

EXERCISE 2,110 SF

VIEWING GALLERY STAIR

STAIR

SQUASH 4 BELOW

SQUASH 3 BELOW

SQUASH 2 BELOW

SQUASH 1 BELOW LOBBY

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EXISTING GYMNASIUM LOBBY VISITING LOCKER ROOM

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ALCOVE

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ATHLETIC STORAGE

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SKI STOR.

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CORRIDOR

ELEV. MACHINE RM. V-TEAM LOCKERS

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BOYS TOILET STAIR

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COACHES TOILET

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COACHES LOCKERS

EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN

PHASE I PROJECTS, GROUND FLOOR

• Girls Locker Room • Athletics Trainer’s Room • Equipment & Storage Area • Relocated Wrestling Room

PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN

PHASE II PROJECTS, GROUND FLOOR

• Four Squash Courts • Multipurpose Room • Viewing Gallery MULTIPURPOSE ROOM 6,500 SF

SQUASH VIEWING

WRESTLING 2,788 SF

STAIR

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SQUASH 4

SQUASH 3

SQUASH 2

SQUASH 1

UNEXCAVATED/ADDITIONAL STORAGE MEN SHOWERS

WOMEN TOILETS

SINKS

COACHES TOILET

RECONFIGURED ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT, STORAGE AND LAUNDRY

OFFICE MECHANICAL EQUIP. COACHES

TRAINER 563 SF

GIRLS LOCKERS

ELECT. EQUIP.

CORRIDOR

ELEV. MACHINE RM. V-TEAM LOCKERS

JANITORIAL

V-TEAM TOILET POOL EQUIP

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BOYS TOILET STAIR

STAIR

BOYS LOCKER ROOM V-TEAM SHOWERS

BOYS SHOWERS

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COACHES COACHES TOILET COACHES LOCKERS

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Gifts to the Campaign for a Century will help current and future Rectory students enjoy learning spaces that fully complement the standard set by the extraordinary faculty with whom they interact each day.

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John B. Bigelow Academic Building Renovations The majority of a Rectory student’s day takes place in the John B. Bigelow Academic Building. We are committed to creating an environment for students that is conducive to learning and consistent with best practices. Students learn best when they are engaged in the process, and we can promote engagement by making our classroom spaces brighter, more open, and equipped with the technology and resources that encourage academic growth.

Renovations to the academic building will: • Increase natural light and control sound in learning spaces and hallways.

• Provide climate control through upgraded windows.

• Create new office for the Director of Academics immediately adjacent to teachers and their classrooms.

• Maximize student learning through access to technology and resources.

In 1983, Rectory unveiled its “new” building, the John B. Bigelow Academic Building, creating a dedicated learning space that featured science labs, lockers, and a new lower campus entrance.

In its Centennial year, Rectory continues its commitment to preparing students by updating and transforming the Bigelow Academic Building, ensuring that our classrooms will continue to be places where creativity and industriousness thrive.

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A Legacy of Excellence Brad Seaward Scholarship Fund

When Brad Seaward arrived at Rectory, fresh out of college, he intended to stay one year. Forty-three years later he retired as one of the most beloved individuals in the history of our school. Mr. Seaward knew and respected every student, regardless of interests, abilities, or background.

And they all loved and respected him—for good reason.

The Brad Seaward Scholarship Fund was created to honor the legacy that was—and will forever be—“Mr. Sea.” With your help in growing this fund to $1,000,000, the Seaward Scholarship will allow a young person, regardless of means but rich in potential, to attend Rectory School. In doing so, the Seaward name will live on forever in the gymnasium, on the baseball diamond, in the classroom, and around the dining room table where so many reveled in the company of a great man.

“Rectory—and Mr. Seward in particular—were instrumental in making me the person that I am today, and I am eternally grateful for that.” Cameron Williams ’06

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The Time is Now Rectory School’s Centennial is a momentous occasion that provides an opportunity to reflect on our history and our own unique Rectory memories and experiences. Most importantly, we have an opportunity to engage our community and strengthen the bonds that connect us.

The Campaign for a Century is the initiative that will secure Rectory’s brightest future by inspiring our students to pursue lives of purpose and promise and by positioning our school at the forefront of independent, junior boarding education.

Your time is now. Make your gift to the Campaign for a Century today!

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Campaign for a Century: Naming Opportunities Donations to Rectory School at the following levels are eligible to name the spaces listed below:

New Dormitory

Gymnasium, Phase I

Dormitory

$2,000,000

Athletics Center

$5,000,000

Dormitory Floor

$500,000

Fitness Center

$500,000

Outside Patio

$150,000

Girls’ Locker Room

$250,000

Faculty Apartment (4)

$100,000

Wrestling Facility

$250,000

$75,000

Fitness Center Lobby

$150,000

$50,000

Athletics Trainer’s Room $100,000

Common Room (2)

Student Room (10)

Academic Building

Athletics Wall of Honor

Middle School Hallway Wing (2) $200,000

Athletics Equipment Room $75,000

Middle School Classroom (20)

$100,000

$35,000

Brad Seaward Scholarship Fund Rectory’s Donor Recognition Wall will acknowledge gifts to this fund of $25,000 or more.

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