This aerial view of campus was taken in 2005 after the last major renovations were completed
Doug Bennett
Director of Facilities and Grounds
614-509-2262
Doug_Bennett@columbusacademy.org
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Situated on 231 wooded acres, The Columbus Academy offers an unparalleled environment for learning. Many Academy acres remain untouched and provide a natural laboratory for all sorts of studies. Teachers use this "living lab" frequently, and students appreciate the hands-on opportunities it affords.
The Columbus Academy moved from its long-time Nelson Road location in Bexley to Gahanna in 1968, expanding its campus exponentially. Colonnaded structures welcome students and visitors and reflect the traditional education that occurs within. Subsequent additions/remodeling have added space and flexibility to the school's physical plant which offers:
- Distinct building areas for Lower, Middle and Upper Schools
- Six state-of-the-art computer labs and campus-wide wireless Internet access
- Centralized performance and visual arts complex
- A library for each division with online access to holdings
- Large dining hall serving both family style and buffet meals
- Indoor, six-lane swimming pool
- Three developmentally designed playgrounds
- Two full-sized gymnasiums, a well-equipped fitness/weight room and a wrestling/multi-purpose room
- Lighted football, soccer and field hockey fields, two baseball diamonds, all-weather eight-lane track, eight outdoor tennis courts and an on-campus cross country course
The Advancing the Quest capital campaign made it possible for Academy to expand and renovate in the summer of 2004 creating:
- 14 classrooms, including six US science labs in the new Parents' Hall
- A Lower School library and classroom wing
- Improved spaces for academic specialists and conferencing
- Expanded theater stage wings and storage areas
- Enlarged and revamped backstage dressing rooms
- Larger performing arts classrooms and instrument storage
- Additional turn and standing lanes on roadways to improve safety, traffic flow and carpool drop-off and pick up times
- Approximately 90 parking spaces
- Two new playgrounds
- New athletic complex entrance, weight room/fitness center, offices, concessions area connected to existing gyms/pool
- Relocated, new tennis courts
- Improved girls sports fields and parking near athletic facilities
- New track/field/football field lights and bleachers
- New pool roof