KNOWLES HALL THE BACK 40

The Back 40 is our blank canvas. Thanks to the new Hamilton Family Pavilion, we’re bringing outdoor programming to life, from disc golf to morning yoga to Mr. Veilleux’s Biology class.

Partnerships That Matter

Our construction partners — Simons Architects, Samyn-D’Elia Architects, and Milestone

Construction — have been great resources for students to learn about large-scale projects and how construction management is changing. As we consider how to transform our campus spaces, we recently completed a land-use study of the Back 40 with Simons Architects. Inside our living laboratory at Tilton, Engineering students will have the opportunity to participate in brainstorming sessions that help drive future initiatives.

Going Green

Making smart decisions, for today and tomorrow, is a primary focus of the Knowles project and this commitment will make up the very fiber of the newly renovated space. One example? Old carpet will be replaced with ecofriendly Kinetex carpet tiles. Each box of this new flooring material reuses the equivalent of 492 plastic water bottles. Stacked up across the entire project, choices like this will help make Tilton a green leader among independent schools.

DONOR SPOTLIGHT: BOB BLACK ’47, P’77

Tilton alumni like Bob Black understand that your dorm room isn’t just a place to keep your books and lay your head down at night. For Black, his room in Knowles was where he tackled challenges and laid the foundation for a lifetime of success. “My mother, Rita Bing Black, was a single, divorced mom, who managed, while running her own business, to put me through prep school and college,” he says. “It was a severe financial strain for many years.” As a student who struggled with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in a world that “knew nothing about ADD or ADHD,” the conviction of his mother to support his education at Tilton put him in a place to succeed. “It was a scary time for all of us, but the rest of my life has proved the faculty and my mother right.”

That’s why Black has pledged his support to the Knowles project. His gift ensures that Knowles will guide students on their way to success for years to come.

To learn more about naming opportunities — including individual dorm rooms — in the soon-to-be fully-renovated Knowles Hall, email advancement@tiltonschool.org.