Campaign for the Commons
With Restore the Rec now underway, SCH continues its momentum toward completing the Campus Master Plan through the Campaign for the Commons—the third and final phase of this visionary initiative.
The Commons serves as the central hub of campus life, where students dine, study, socialize, and train. To accommodate SCH’s growing student body and to provide modernized facilities, renovations will enhance this essential space for generations to come.
The campaign for the Commons plan includes:
- Enlarged interior gathering space & dining hall seating (COMPLETED!);
- New fitness and training center in the Woodward Gym making it the largest coed fitness facility in the Inter-Ac (COMPLETED!);
- Upgraded athletic training rooms;
- Upgraded squash facilities;
- Improved locker rooms; and
- Redesigned exterior courtyard and student space.
The commons quad
Features:
- Shaded outdoor seating and social zones
- Natural landscaping and specimen tree plantings
- A flexible amphitheater for performances, assemblies, and outdoor classes
- A continuous pedestrian “Main Street” that enhances walkability through campus
- Safer, more attractive access from Willow Grove Avenue that clearly denotes the entrance to the school
- Removal of automobile traffic to create a calm, student-first environment
- These improvements transform an underutilized area into a multifunctional landscape that supports wellness, creativity, and everyday student life.
THE SOUTH FACING ENTRANCE TO
THE WISSAHICKON INN
Features:
- Removal of incongruent 1970s–1980s additions such as the external fire escape and outdated façade treatments.
- Construction of a new entrance stair, masonry restoration, and improved circulation patterns.
- Relocation of the electrical transformer to restore historic sightlines and enhance safety.
- Creation of “back of the house” maintenance area.
- Seamless integration with the broader redevelopment of the Quad, the campus’s central outdoor commons.
- This restoration reinforces SCH’s commitment to honoring its architectural heritage while meeting the evolving needs of students, faculty, and community partners.
Lower level
Dedicated locker areas, training rooms, and team spaces ensure that our athletes receive the best sports medicine care and resources to perform and recover at their highest level.
- Upgraded athletic training rooms;
- Upgraded squash facilities;
- Improved locker rooms.
Interested in giving back?
PLEASE Contact:
Kristin Norton
Director of Development
e: knorton@sch.org
p: 215-261-6881
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