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A Promise Campaign

Project Details

THE NEW CHESAPEAKE CAMPUS

A PROMISE
The new Lower School campus will showcase innovating learning spaces to fundamentally change the growth, development, and overall experience of our youngest learners. Construction of the new campus will begin in the summer of 2025 and take approximately one year to complete. During the construction process, lower school students will continue their educational experience in a special temporary Learning Village housed on the Teel campus. The new Lower School building is expected to be dedicated and open to students in the fall of 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year.  

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ENHANCEMENTS AND ENDOWMENTS

TEEL CAMPUS
Beyond the rebuilding of the Chesapeake Campus, Severn School will also be renovating and upgrading the performing arts facilities on the Teel campus and renewing our commitment to Severn’s endowment funds. 

REJUVENATE THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

By rejuvenating the performing arts center on the Teel campus, we are able to magnify the experiences of our students, performers and the wider community, foster unity, and bolster communal well-being. Highlights include: 
  • Elevate the interior of Price Auditorium, Inclusive of a new balcony addition, which will boost seating to 568–reflecting an enhancement of over 20% from current capacity. This will comfortably house the entire Upper School student body and faculty. 
  • Transform the entrance and lobby, crafting a space that is more inviting, expansive, and vibrant for the whole Severn community.  
  • Incorporate cutting-edge lighting and acoustical systems, brilliantly highlighting the prowess and artistry of our students. 

STRENGTHEN SEVERN'S ENDOWMENTS

With an endowed gift to Severn, the principal of your gift is invested and kept intact, and a percentage of the fund’s value is expended for the endowment’s purpose every year, extending the longevity and impact of your gift. You might make a general donation or direct your funds to support your passion by specifically giving to financial aid, faculty development, diversity, equity, and inclusion or student programs. 
 
For a full list of Severn’s endowments, please click here.

Lower School

Upper School