As the cold weather sets in, the construction crews stay hard at work restoring the Main Building at Greenspring Montessori School. Trenches have been cut in the concrete slab of the building in order to make way for new piping. Framing began on both floors, allowing us to begin to see the outline of the new classrooms and office spaces. Demolition of existing drywall brought us many historic building surprises, including a major setback in our project.

When the construction team pulled down the ceiling drywall on the second story, they discovered that the entire roof was charred black from a fire. It took some research to find out exactly what happened to this historic building, but we eventually came across evidence that in 1935 there was a fire that destroyed much of the dairy barn, now referred to as our Main Building. Luckily, the structural damage can be repaired, but we cannot continue the project without first stabilizing the roof and replacing the necessary elements.

During the course of this project, we have run into slabs of granite that needed to be blasted and hauled away, outdated sewer and water lines that needed to be replaced, and now a roof that must be stabilized and restored. Through the course of all of these surprises, we have had to put our full contingency budget to work far sooner than anticipated and we now must turn to you, our community for help.

Everyone in the Greenspring Montessori School community can make a difference for our building project. In order to address the issues with the rafters and roof, we will need an additional $100,000. To finish the entire Main Building, we will need a total of $300,000. We know that Greenspring is a financial stretch for many of our families and we must emphasize that every gift counts! If 200 of our families were to donate $42 per month for a year, we would reach the $100,000 marker. For those of you who can give more, we implore you to do so. Please consider making a donation to help us finish our project.

This project is our gift to our children, our future, and our world.