A Bold Leap Campus Master Plan
A Bold Leap Forward
The Wellington School Campus Master Plan
A Bold Plan for a Bright Future
As part of our Bold Leap Strategic Plan, the comprehensive campus master plan ensures our physical spaces reflect and support the excellence, creativity, and ambition of Wellington’s educational vision. Beginning this summer, we will begin demolition of the original 1918 portion of the building, construction of a new Upper School entrance, and a significant renovation of the Fishinger Road side of campus. This transformational project will include nearly 60,000 square feet of space, creating a dynamic new home for our Upper School, enhanced visual and performing arts spaces, and expanded academic space for our Middle School.
A New Home for Upper School
A brand new, state-of-the-art entrance will welcome Upper School students to their new home on Fishinger Road - a completely renovated space within Wellington's original home that will include new classrooms, labs, studios, and community spaces that reflect the world that's waiting for them after graduation.
Enhanced Creative Arts Spaces
Renovated art studios and rehearsal spaces, new practice rooms, increased seating in the Blanchard Performing Arts Center, and reworked backstage spaces will support our talented students and faculty as the visual and performing arts programs continue to flourish.
Expanded Middle School Spaces
Our commitment to small class sizes means we need more space, especially for our growing Middle School. With the Upper School moving to a new home on the Fishinger Road side of campus, the Middle School will expand fully into the current Upper School just down the hall - a natural extension of their current space.
Transformation Rooted in History
Once complete, this phase of the campus master plan brings Wellington's history full circle. When the founders purchased our 23‑acre campus in 1981, they acquired the original Perry Township schoolhouse built in 1918—still visible from Fishinger Road—along with the addition constructed behind it in the mid‑twentieth century when it served as an Upper Arlington elementary school. These buildings became Wellington’s first home, and over the decades the campus has grown and evolved around them. The project includes the demolition of the 1918 schoolhouse and the complete renovation of the 1950s portion of the building, and in so doing, finishes the build out of Wellington's campus while honoring its roots.
Campus Master Plan Updates
On April 8, Head of School Eliza McLaren announced the construction of a new Upper School entrance and the renovation of the Fishinger Road side of the campus.
Lead Donors
This work is made possible by the extraordinary generosity of several Wellington families whose belief in the School's vision has allowed the project to move forward. We are profoundly grateful for their investment in Wellington's future.