The first phase of the Master Plan consists of Campbell Hall Renovation and Hawkins Hall Addition, a new Community Plaza, Stadium improvements, Barge Commons (new construction), West Parking Garage, and Central Energy Plant. These strategic enhancements all support the school’s evolving pedagogy and create a pedestrian oriented campus that promotes student and faculty interaction with the outdoors, and welcomes in the community.
Campbell Hall Renovation and Hawkins Hall Addition
The updated facility is organized around an atrium which provides a variety of study and social spaces. Located off the atrium, the café alleviates food service needs elsewhere on campus while also serving as a magnet drawing students, faculty, staff, and the community into the building.
Also located off the atrium are improved classrooms that have been right sized to increase classroom count on campus. The classrooms are arranged around the perimeter of the building to ensure optimal access to daylight and are designed to have multiple teaching walls, as to improve classroom flexibility and accommodate various teaching and learning styles. The facility also includes a specialty classroom—the Goizueta Catalyst Lab—where teachers are encouraged to experiment with different teaching methods, such as project based learning and virtual reality. Teacher workrooms are improved in the facility to provide greater visibility and access to teachers. By introducing multiple space types, the Campbell Hall renovations and expansion is designed to instigate spontaneous interaction between students and teachers and provide an integrated learning environment.
Community Plaza
The Community Plaza, located adjacent to the stadium, serves as a space to host events (such as the homecoming “Pig Skin Picnic”) and offers another community gathering space to support the school’s mission to create an inclusive community environment that fosters learning in and out of the classroom.
Barge Commons
Addressing the school’s goal to create a welcoming campus front door, this new facility provides a gateway to the campus, housing administrative community facing programs such as Admissions, Office of Advancement, the Glenn Institute (an educational community service program), Odyssey (a summer program in partnership with Atlanta Public Schools), and the Center for Teaching.
The Center also includes classrooms to support the upper school students as they begin to prepare for life after graduation.
