Maumee Valley Country Day School - Renovation

Renovation

By the mid 2000s, it was becoming clear that the existing upper school building that was approaching 50 years of age, was too small and poorly heated/ cooled to meet the needs of modern students. In 2007, a massive capital campaign was launched to rebuild the upper school buildings. During the summer of 2009, the upper school commons area was demolished and construction on the foundation for the new building began. The old upper school class rooms were demolished in March, 2011.

It was also difficult to travel about the campus, as it is made up of several different buildings. The plan included a connector that joined all of these buildings as well through the addition of an enclosed hallway between the Lower school and Smead buildings. The balcony area around the lunch room was also enclosed in glass, which will enable students to access every building on campus without traveling outside. The Smead building, which is also the oldest on campus, was renovated to house the entire early childhood (Preschool-Kindergarten) program. Finally, a small roofed area was added next to the drop-off area for students to wait in the event of bad weather when they are dismissed from school. The entire operation was known as the "Under One Roof" project. The total cost was over 15 million dollars.

The new building was designed by the parents of one of the students. It is considerably larger than the old upper school building, with an average of 25% more floor space per classroom. It was placed on the footprint of the old upper school commons room and contains two floors. The new building incorporates natural lighting to reduce energy consumption. The class of 2015 will be the first group of students to occupy this new building during all four years of high school (the class of 2014 will occupy the building for about 3½ years).

There were no plans to renovate the lower and middle school building in the project.