Hilton Head Christian Academy opens new school facility ahead of schedule
This new space was part of the school's plan after relocating to Bluffton four years ago. Originally expected to open for the 2025-2026 school year, the facility is now ready ahead of schedule.
The $7.8 million project broke ground last April, with plans to open in the 2025 school semester. However, due to favorable conditions and support from community partners, the building was completed earlier than planned.
'This was one of the things that was, you know, envisioned to come down the road. And the combination of great partners, like Choate, Court Atkins and others, just God's grace with the weather and all the different things enabled the building to open a month or two early, which is amazing,' HHCA Head of School, Doug Langhals said.
The new building is part of HHCA's Created to Soar campaign, which is designed to create more flexible, project-based learning environments.
'Whether it be learning suite styles that open up and close to bigger and smaller spaces, some open spaces, small group workspaces, indoor, outdoor, you'll see a lot of that is all designed to really enable that vision to come to fruition,' Langhals said.
Junior Luke Williams, who is also the Student Council President, shared his excitement about the new facility.
'Myself and many of the students, think this building represents, you know, a lot of new opportunities for us,' Williams said.
He added that the new design, including more natural light and updated seating, will make the space more enjoyable for students.
'It's the little things in my opinion, like the new seating for lunch, you know, the fact that there's more glass. I like to see the sun at school. So just stuff like that really makes me happy for the future and for my next year here.'
The new facility is nearly fully funded, with 95% of the cost already covered. School officials are still looking for additional donations to help raise the remaining 5%. Despite this, the building is now open and ready for students to use.
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