Our New Learning Spaces


Stronger by design.


One of the many benefits of our new campus is that the inspiring connections between what students learn inside the classroom and the passions they pursue outside the classroom will be made stronger by design. When reflecting on the Castilleja of today, science faculty Jon Rockman notes, "We have seen the rapid growth of the Library as an intellectual hub of the campus, the ACE Center as a socially-conscious hub of the campus, and the Bourn Lab as a hub for innovation and creativity." The new campus elevates the learning that takes place in these hubs in two important ways: by making them central features within the new building and by creating physical connections between these hubs, the surrounding classrooms, and the community. Below you can view a video of our updated spaces and see renderings of the learning hubs as well as other new spaces and places. For information on how to support the new campus, contact Director of Advancement Sue Kim.

 

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CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP & IMPACT

The ACE Center, which supports community engagement, leadership development, and global education, will be reimagined and equipped with a state-of-the art video conference space, enabling collaboration with speakers, peers, and partners from around the world. 

LIBRARY

The Center for Leadership and Impact and the Library will share a building, enhancing their meaningful partnership. With a spacious, light-filled open space, flexible meeting rooms, quiet study areas, and cutting-edge new media resources, the library will inspire faculty and librarians to collaborate and to support the intellectual curiosity that defines a Castilleja education. 

ROBOTICS AND MAKER SPACE HUB

Our new Robotics and Maker Space hub will become a crossroads between science and design thinking and between Middle School and Upper School. Here, Upper School students will continue building and coding award-winning robots while collaborating and mentoring younger students. Surrounded by glass walls, this new hub will create a steady and transparent flow of ideas.

STEM SPACES 

With flexible teaching spaces for innovative pedagogy, an area for individual and small-group research, and a science deck for outdoor experiments, this hub will help us recruit outstanding faculty and forge partnerships with local colleges and universities. The net-zero building will reach new sustainability goals, trackable through interactive dashboards, and the data will be analyzed in classes such as Global Climate Change, physics, and statistics, making learning impactful. 

OPEN-AIR ARTS DECK

The updated visual arts classrooms with a dedicated printmaking studio and gallery space will be situated around an open-air arts deck. Teachers will be able to take their classes outdoors for plein-air studies. The new space will inspire students to set aside quiet time to work independently and to appreciate nature as an important part of learning and self-discovery.

Middle School Entry from the Circle 

Middle School Hub

Learning Space

Upper School Entry from the Circle

Upper School Hub

Language Lane

2D Art Studio

Aquatic Center

Orchestra and Music Space

Wellness Center

Teaching Kitchen

Exterior Deck