Renovation
Amazing Broad Branch Stream Playground Coming to Murch
Get ready to ford a stream, climb into a fort, balance, spin, bounce, and zip! The big kid playground at Murch is wild! Designed to give our students a sense of place along The Fort Circle Park National Recreation Trail above our neighborhood’s Broad Branch stream valley, this adventurous playground takes our play space to…
Read MoreStatus of the Murch Renovation
We know everyone is eager to stay up to date about the progress of the Murch renovation. Click here to see the biweekly update from D.C. Public Schools. Also, click here to see the latest update presented to the School Improvement Team (SIT), which includes samples of the furniture, fixtures and equipment that will be in the…
Read MoreRenovation Update: One Year Down!
One year to go! As Murch students prepare to start their second and final year in their home away from home at Murch@UDC, construction back on 36th street continues on schedule for a July 2018 completion. Concrete foundations are curing and more than two-thirds of the steel framing for the new wing is up.…
Read MoreConstruction on Schedule – Addition Going Up!
As we finish our first year of Murch@UDC, it is a good time to check in on construction of the renovated and expanded Murch@36th Street. Excavation and remediation are complete. The project has all permits necessary and has cleared all major administrative reviews. The construction site is busy with cranes helping to erect steel supports for…
Read MoreMissed the video at the Auction?
Or just want to watch it over and over again? Thanks to the amazing efforts of Tanya and Judd Fischer as well as the cooperation of our always willing teachers, staff and students – we once again have a video to express what is so wonderful about Murch. Plus, you can get a tour from…
Read MoreRenovation Update: A Look Inside The Future Murch
Check out the latest on the Murch renovation, posted on the DCPS Modernizations web page. DCPS posted two updates this month, as well as the presentation given to the School Improvement Team (SIT) in December. For the first time, you can see a rendering of the proposed building interiors and layouts to get a sense of what…
Read More(De)construction Begins!
Many community members have noticed increased activity at the Murch @ 36th Street site. From the outside you can only see small developments, such as the construction offices set up in the Kaufman Wing and the removal of the basketball and soccer goals. But on the inside, demolition and abatement work has begun! Below is just a sample…
Read MoreBuilders have arrived–Murch@36th Street!
Construction will begin at Murch@36th Street! MCN Build, the contractor on the project, has begun securing the property. Demolition of the trailers and abatement work will take place over the next couple months as the plans for the new Murch move forward! This means that the playground now will be closed through construction. While we…
Read MoreMayor's Budget Still Underfunds Murch Renovation
Mayor Bowser released her Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal on Thursday, March 24. The budget proposal includes $78 million for the Murch modernization, which still leaves the project $10 million underfunded for the design that was developed last year. In an email to Murch HSA and SIT leaders, Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles stated,…
Read MoreUDC and DCPS Reach Formal Agreement on Swing Space
At a meeting on March 22, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Board of Trustees and DCPS reached agreement on plans for UDC to host Murch for the next two school years. The Murch community is very grateful to the UDC staff and Board of Trustees for their hard work to give Murch students…
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