Our first year’s Joshua Program cohort cut the timber frame for the Great Hall. Our second cohort is carrying the torch forward, jumping in with our faculty and sub-contractors to continue building out our main high school building.
Over the past two weeks, our students received their introduction to stick-framing while working alongside Mr. Fickley and Mr. McDermott. They learned to read blueprints, lay out walls, and frame the rooms our students will make use of for years to come. It has been inspiring to work with them and watch them learn to build as they prepare new spaces for the high school’s inaugural classes.
Meanwhile, Ross, Elijah, and Steve completed the roof deck and SIPS panels, and have just about finished sheathing the building. Our windows have arrived. The masons are wrapping up several retaining walls in preparation to backfill and pour the cement for our porches. There is a lot going on here every day. Amidst the many projects, our work is punctuated each morning and afternoon by shared prayers and song, and our rhythm together has a sense of shared purpose and meaning that is hard to come by elsewhere.
