New Athletics Center on Track

While Country School offers a robust and developmentally appropriate PE and athletics program, the physical space is lacking. Due to this lack of space, many sports teams must travel off campus to practice, which cuts into valuable class time.

A new Athletics Center will alleviate off-campus travel and allow for increased sports options, including squash courts to accommodate growing interest. It will also provide much needed spectator seating so that parents, alumni and friends can come and cheer on our student athletes.

 

The upper-level main entrance will lead to 4 squash courts, a two-court gymnasium to serve basketball and volleyball (the two competition basketball courts can also be configured to enable four practice courts) with retractable bleachers for spectator seating. The new complex will also include improved student and faculty locker rooms, an expanded fitness center, two multipurpose spaces for health and wellness programs as well as other program needs, sufficient storage for indoor and outdoor athletic equipment, and new facilities offices. The upper level will be accessed from the Lower School circle, while the locker rooms and lower level will open onto the athletic fields. Horizons will be building a new and improved pool closer to the Lower School.

In addition, the plan calls for reseeding and regrading all of the athletic fields, with the potential addition of a turf playing field. The baseball diamond will be relocated further south to relieve the football field and allow more space, and the east drive will be reconfigured to add convenient and dedicated parking for athletic events.

 

The space will accommodate the entire school community and provide a bright and open space for community events such as the Annual Meeting & Dinner, PA’s Deal Days, and academic events such as the fifth grade Medieval Faire.