All in all, there are so many awe-inspiring moments that have occurred since the project started. For example:
- The hundreds of workers who went about their tasks each day, working independently from one another, seemingly without instructions.
- The sheer number of trucks after groundbreaking that left the campus full of soil to create space for the building to begin.
- The crane operator using such dexterity that enormous deliveries could be inserted into the smallest of crevasses.
- The generosity of everyone who has contributed financial support, time, and energy. We have raised extraordinary funds to ensure the legacy of this School for decades to come.
- The choreography of all of the work that has been accomplished this summer 2025 in particular — right up until the start of our school year!
- The colleagues who throw themselves into opening thousands of boxes to ready classrooms and offices for the first day of school.
- The many incredibly talented trustees and advisors who have lent their brains to this: from loan documents, to financial planning, to brokering legal documents.
- And of course, to round it out, the beauty and design of this building inside and out.
Perhaps most awe-some and relevant of all is that we have what feels like a brand new Tregaron campus, with many of our other spaces reconfigured and renovated. Almost every building has undergone a transformation.
Our school culture is about to witness a transformation too.
We’ve taken the lid off the proverbial pressure cooker adding 58,000 square feet of extraordinary spaces in which to learn and commune. We’re feeding 1000+ people each day on both campuses — and the food is delicious and healthy. We’ve got our precious sports field back, just in time for the autumn season FORZA WIS opener.
For all the moments that I have seen, felt, and experienced over the last two years of construction and seven years of being at WIS, I think the moment of awe most moving for me is watching our students experience their transformed school on the first day … and each day thereafter. With the new school year and the rebirth of this entire campus, I’m grateful to everyone who helped create the AWE.
Suzanna
