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Teachers celebrate the purposefulness of the furniture in exhibiting how student learning can look fresh and
inviting each day and can change within a class period and at a moment's notice. Teachers creatively design workstations that initiate multiple deliberate tasks, student creativity, and movement throughout the space. Pods
inspire peer interaction, engaged and dynamic participation, and resource sharing. The flexibility also allows for
democratic discussion and Socratic Seminars fostering student independence, self-monitoring, and integral
elements of social interaction like active listening and eye contact.
“As I reßect more, I realize that being a Field student
has meant something much harder to deÞne. It is not
just the memories I have made here but the feeling of
being supported in a uniquely creative environment
that has made Field a home—where I have been able
to explore my passions and grow as a person.
To everyone who works tirelessly to make Field,
Field, thank you for making my time here special.
I hope you know your impact on our lives reaches far
beyond lessons in STEM or the humanities.”
~Aidan Armagh ‘23,
Columbia University
Planning for the Future
As we move forward into our next 50 years at Field, we understand the importance of rethinking and revitalizing
our physical and environmental spaces to provide our students with the best possible learning environment.
In the fall of 2022, Field entered into a comprehensive and strategic campus master planning process with
Perkins&Will, an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm in DC. Perkins&Will was
selected based on their extensive expertise in research, planning, renovation, and redesign of schools.
Additionally, their commitment to an inclusive process will result in defining and crafting dynamic and technologically-advanced learning environments that inspire curiosity, encourage collaboration, and foster inquiry.
The master plan is a guide for our future. We began right away with phase 1A, the renovation of five new science
classrooms, of this multi-year process. The next phase of our master plan is to renovate and reinvigorate
the remaining classrooms in the Aude “A” Building, as the existing classrooms are undersized and limited in
functionality and capacity. The plan calls for rethinking existing spaces and incorporating some currently nonusable space into 13,032 square feet of dynamic and collaborative classrooms.