Casti Village
Thriving in the Moment
With a long history of empowering young women and a bright future ahead on our modernized campus, we know that throughout construction, we need to prioritize the present, centering the students in our learning community today. During Phase 1, we completed the underground garage and built a temporary academic complex, Casti Village. In doing so, we were guided by three key principles:
- Maintaining our outstanding program
- Focusing on the student experience
- Celebrating student traditions
Keeping our current students at the center of all we do, the Casti Village design features two stories of bright and spacious classrooms connected by covered wooden walkways. These new spaces are already in use by our summer programs, Casti Camp and Peninsula Bridge, and will become the center of daily life at the start of the 2026-27 school year. Casti Village replaces our former square footage, offering fully equipped science labs, art studios, a library, a maker space and robotics lab, and devoted community hubs for the Upper School and the Middle School.
Throughout Phase 2, the Gunn Administration Building will be repurposed to support our program with faculty offices. The Chapel Theater will continue to be our primary performance and assembly space, and the Fitness Center will continue to be used for classes, including dance and fitness, and will be open for weight training, athletic practices, and competitions. For up-to-date photos of our progress, click here. If you have questions, please contact Director of Communications and Community Relations Emily McElhinney.
