Greetings from the Middle School Building Committee,
Here’s an email jam packed with event information as we quickly approach our January 20th special Town Meeting. We would love to share it all with your members because if anyone is looking to join Middle School Building Committee members for coffee and conversation about the proposed schematic design for a new Concord Middle School building, we have what seems like a million opportunities over the next few weeks, and we wouldn’t want your members to miss out.
The Building Committee is hosting a series of coffees, where Building Committee representatives will address the proposed building design, educational strategy, community use features, sustainability, and timelines. These coffees are more casual, with opportunity to engage and ask questions.
Here’s what’s coming up. Get out your calendars!
Wednesday, November 10 at 9:15 am at Willard
Join us at the Willard School for this event coordinated with the Willard PTG. Come for the talk about the middle school, stay to see how the schools have been mitigating COVID: by bringing everything from classrooms to lunch outdoors in tents!. Our coffee will be in Willard’s tent, so dress warmly.
Wednesday, November 10 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom for Pre-School Night
Join us virtually on Zoom! Anyone is welcome, but we’re lucky enough to have Concord Children’s Center director and CMSBC co-chair, Pat Nelson, to lead our conversation about the middle school with parents of children attending our many area preschools. This event was coordinated with the Integrated Preschool.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://concordps.zoom.us/j/94009511339?pwd=SElCWVM1YktRclJoMEo4ODVWUUlXUT09
Meeting ID: 940 0951 1339
Passcode: 682196
Friday, November 12 at 1 p.m. at Ripley, Conference Room 4
This is an open discussion, sponsored by the CMSBC and open to all.
Tuesday, November 16 at 12 p.m. at Ripley, Conference Room 4
This is an open discussion, sponsored by the CMSBC and open to all.
Thursday, November 18 at 7 p.m. at Sanborn
Come join us in the Sanborn Library. This is an open discussion, sponsored by the CMSBC and open to all. Come see the site itself. It could be your last chance to see and experience Sanborn if the new building passes at Town Meeting on January 20th and the subsequent election on February 3rd. Remember that because this is an indoor event, a face mask is required.
Friday, November 19th at 9 a.m. at Thoreau’s ‘Wedding Tent’
Join us at the Thoreau School in what has become affectionately named the Wedding Tent. Dress code is not black tie, it’s more like hats and mittens. But the tent is heated so if you don’t like the cold, this one’s for you.
Wednesday, December 1st at 7 p.m. on Zoom for Community Forum 7
A full forum, open to all, and sponsored by the CMSBC.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://concordps.zoom.us/j/97545700844?pwd=T3FPS3FtWFlOWTk4c05UZ0htYkVKdz09
Meeting ID: 975 4570 0844
Passcode: 141014
Friday, December 3rd at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom
Join us at the League of Women Voters First Friday Series. As always, we’re thrilled to join the League for what is always a lively and informed discussion. Zoom link forthcoming closer to the event itself. Stay tuned!
Wednesday, December 8th at 7 p.m. for our Sustainability Panel Discussion
We’re excited to launch a new format: panel discussions with experts and specialists! The first in this series will be a panel discussion on Sustainability as it relates to the proposed Middle School Building. Zoom link forthcoming closer to the event itself. Stay tuned!
*Finally, as we did with Listening Sessions last winter and spring, Building Committee members are also happy to join any of you at one of your existing meetings. If you would be interested in this, please email Heather Bout at hbout.sc@gmail.com.
We appreciate so very much your engagement and attention to this extremely important town project.
– CMSBC Communications Committee
