Located along the southern side of the building where the current school awning is, the new South Plaza helps accomplish the goal of incorporating more accessible outdoor gathering space. Here, members will have the space to sit and enjoy the nature and sunlight of our beautiful grounds. Students will be able to safely wait to Continue Reading »
Preparations for the structural steel frame that will form the skeleton of the new addition continue. The steel work is scheduled to begin on March 6. Here you can see the builders have added the wooden scaffolding and prepared the foundations that will support the construction of the structural steel work. You can also see Continue Reading »
Among the many security improvements gained from the renovation and expansion project, one of the most important is placing the School wing behind a second set of secure doors. Additionally, the renovation allows the schools to reclaim the space under the current school stairwell (by the elevator) and turn it into a “Book Nook” designed Continue Reading »
The cinderblock core of walls of the new South Addition that border the existing building are now complete! You can now see how far the addition extends past the end of the current building and where openings are left for the doorways and hallways connecting the addition to the existing building to the addition. Additional Continue Reading »
With the recent installation of clear plexiglass in the playground site fencing, our Nursery School students love watching the construction progress in action! Over the past few weeks, earth has been filled back into the site’s foundation and has been leveled to form the new ground floor. New bearing walls have now been put up Continue Reading »
The South Addition re-orients the “front” of Temple Sinai to a south entrance by the parking lot. This new entrance improves the accessibility, increases the security, and enhances the feeling of community for all those who enter our shared spiritual home. In the design renderings below, you can take a virtual tour of what it Continue Reading »
During the autumn of my first year of medical school, I noticed what looked like a lean-to built onto the side of my dorm’s rooftop. It was adorned with leaves and plastic fruits, and someone had hung their old bedsheet to create one of its walls. The wolf from “The Three Little Pigs” could have Continue Reading »
With the foundation for the new expansion laid, concrete for the exterior walls and support beams are being poured layer by layer. Each week can see the walls rising, and the earth being flattened to form the floor-bed of the addition. Inspired by the excitement from Nursery and Religious School students about the ongoing construction, Continue Reading »
Based on a creative idea from the Temple Sinai Nursery School leadership, the new “outdoor classroom,” tucked away between the Bet Am and the school wing, provides our littlest students with a cozy and secure area all their own. What was once an unused space is now filled with inviting activity stations and a natural Continue Reading »
With the demolition completed, the foundation (both literally and figuratively) of our new expansion is being laid! Over the past two weeks, successive layers of concrete have been poured, forming the beginnings of the new exterior walls. You can start to see the expansion’s outline taking shape – an exciting time for us and the Continue Reading »