MKA Breaks Ground for New Academic Center

Following the conclusion of the MKA All-School Gathering held earlier today, members of the MKA Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, students and donors to MKA's Future Forward: The Campaign for MKA assembled outside the Upper School Campus for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new $6.8 million Academic Center, slated to open in the fall of 2015.

Under clear blue skies and in the midst of construction vehicles, Headmaster Thomas W. Nammack welcomed the guests, marveling at the view future students will have from the green roof of the new building.Campaign Library Co-Chair and trustee Kate Logan spoke of her excitement for the new space as a "container for the creative minds within to explore new ideas and become innovative thinkers" and Board President Michael Johnson thanked donors for their generosity and the Board for being the driving force behind "this gift of sustainability."

The new Academic Center promises to be a transformational space that will incorporate a state-of-the-art library, technology center, learning lab, small group study areas and green roof classroom and is designed to become the physical heart of the campus, exemplifying the school's commitment to providing flexible physical spaces that enhance autonomous and empowered learning.

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