The 78,000 square foot McCausland Lower School is SCH’s first major building project since the merger of the all girl’s Springside School and all boy’s Chestnut Hill Academy. Inadequate lower school facilities and a desire to develop a new vision and culture for the school positioned this building as the first priority in the phased re-visioning of the merged schools.
The new Lower School establishes a new direction for SCH’s academic facilities by encouraging collaborative innovation by teachers, and makes the natural environment integral to the classroom and as a teaching tool.
The building is located at the edge of the campus, close to the preserved area of the Wissahickon Watershed. This siting allows the Lower School to have both environmental and recreational activities nestled along the preserve.
