I had listened each month for the last year and a half as the Angier Construction Team met with the Waban community immediately preceding the Waban Area Council’s monthly meeting. The Construction Team kept the neighbors informed and answered many questions about what to expect until, at the beginning of January, the student and teaching populations of Angier returned to their new building. Listening to the monthly saga of various building professions interfacing as they choreographed the assembly of what would be the new Angier School, I clearly underestimated my profound surprise and delight on Saturday when I visited Angier’s Open House for the public and saw, firsthand, the beautiful and fully functional spaces created within this educational facility. Under the constraints of a less than perfect physical site, the City has produced a Class Act for Angier’s Grades K through 5. I hope you had a chance to see for yourself. If so, what did you think?
Angier Rises as State of the Art, not Over the Top
by Sallee Lipshutz | Feb 7, 2016 | Newton | 8 comments
@Sallee. I couldn’t agree more. It is indeed impressive and a long overdue gift for all the kids who will no longer have to endure an old and decrepit school with unimaginable deficiencies. I’ve been giving a series of talks and Q and A sessions with all kinds of kids at elementary schools throughout Newton. I’m deeply impressed by the professionalism of all the teachers and teachers aides I’ve worked with and the enthusiasm and genuine goodness of the kids.
@Sallee. I couldn’t agree more. It is indeed impressive and a long overdue gift for all the kids who will no longer have to endure an old and decrepit school with unimaginable deficiencies. I’ve been giving a series of talks and Q and A sessions with all kinds of kids at elementary schools throughout Newton. I’m deeply impressed by the professionalism of all the teachers and teachers aides I’ve worked with and the enthusiasm and genuine goodness of the kids.
I still do wish, however, that we had a 16th elementary school in Upper Falls.
I still do wish, however, that we had a 16th elementary school in Upper Falls.
Hopefully, though, we can acknowledge the fine work done by a lot of folks in bringing this school project in on time and budget as well as being a solid new school. Gives one comfort that a similar result will occur with Cabot and Zervas and what emanates from the Aquinas acquisition.
Hopefully, though, we can acknowledge the fine work done by a lot of folks in bringing this school project in on time and budget as well as being a solid new school. Gives one comfort that a similar result will occur with Cabot and Zervas and what emanates from the Aquinas acquisition.
As a current Angier parent, I could not be happier with the product of this effort. My children love their new school and so do I. I must also commend the city and the developers on their efforts to keep the community informed and engaged throughout the process. I’d also like to point out what a great job the city did with the Carr school where the students were during the construction process. Great job all around!
As a current Angier parent, I could not be happier with the product of this effort. My children love their new school and so do I. I must also commend the city and the developers on their efforts to keep the community informed and engaged throughout the process. I’d also like to point out what a great job the city did with the Carr school where the students were during the construction process. Great job all around!