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Donors Tour Bavaro Hall

Lead donors Daniel Myers and Sheila Johnson took their first peek inside Bavaro Hall last week. Construction is progressing on schedule. A number of the windows have been installed, and dry wall is going up in weathered-in areas of the building. (MORE)

Bavaro Hall Construction Updates

News and video tracking the progress of Bavaro Hall construction. (MORE)

The Case for Bavaro

American public education is at a crossroads. It faces the challenge of teaching an increasingly diverse population of students, many of whom lack skills and competencies that ensure success in school, and a workforce of teachers who are leaving the profession faster than they can be replaced. Recent studies show that only about 25 percent of American classrooms offer children the mix of instructional and social support known to produce high achievement. The University of Virginia Curry School of Education is at the forefront of efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning in our nation’s schools. It has become a powerful laboratory for the transformation of our schools and the systems and policies that govern them. (MORE)

"Topping Out" Marks New Milestone in Bavaro Hall Construction

Dean Robert C. Pianta and the Curry School Foundation Board joined representatives from the Bavaro Hall construction team and architect's office to toast the addition of the final steel beam to the top of our new education building. MORE.

Bavaro Hall Groundbreaking

October 5, 2007--Curry School students, faculty, and staff joined the Curry School Foundation Board and a number of U.Va. dignitaries to celebrate the groundbreaking for Bavaro Hall on October 5. Bavaro Hall “will enable the Curry School to further its programs and strengthen its influence on education in the 21st century,” said President John T. Casteen III before inviting event participants to grab a ceremonial groundbreaking shovel and turn a scoop of earth. (MORE)

Bavaro Hall Naming Opportunities

The construction of Bavaro Hall offers a number of opportunities for permanently associating your name - or the name of someone you wish to honor - with the Curry School of Education. (MORE)

Buy a Brick

For a limited time, inscribed bricks are available to donors to the Curry School Campaign. Contributions to the Buy-a-Brick fund go toward construction of Bavaro Hall and renovation of Ruffner Hall. (MORE)