Tesseract Breaks Ground For New Campus!

On Tuesday, February 12, 2008, Tesseract School celebrated breaking ground for its new campus
at 40th Street and Shea. The historic event was enjoyed by hundreds of Tesseract students and
community members. The half-hour groundbreaking ceremony included speeches from Nigel Taplin, Tesseract’s head of school, Robert Engleman, co-chair of the Tesseract Capital Campaign Committee, Katie Cobb, a Phoenix City Council representative and Sam Anderson, a current eighth-grade Tesseract student.

"This was the first time the students had visited the Shea campus. It was quite a moment for us all, sitting beside the foundations of the two academic halls, and overlooking the athletic field and the foundations of the sports pavilion,” noted Taplin. “It is truly exciting to see the
vision for the upper school and the Shea campus
quickly becoming a reality.”

With the addition of the new upper school at the Shea campus, Tesseract has the opportunity to build upon the proven practices of its existing educational approach, and provide an upper school program that will truly resonate with students, tapping into their curiosity by connecting real-world issues with hands-on, experience-based learning. Tesseract’s innovative
programs include increased focus on international and sustainability issues, and educating students

to be critical and innovative thinkers, prepared to excel in college and beyond.

“This is an incredible opportunity for Tesseract to expand and offer a comprehensive education—from preschool through the senior year of upper school—preparing students for a challenging college experience and life beyond school,” said Chris LaBonte, founding head of upper school.

“One of our top priorities is to prepare our students to be compassionate citizens and to thrive in a global society.”

Tesseract’s focus on environmental sustainability not only sets its curriculum apart, but also its campus, with buildings that were designed utilizing green-building practices through site development, water savings, energy efficiency, selection of materials and indoor environmental quality for its occupants.

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