Global Commons

Illustration provided by H2L2 Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Planned Opening Fall of 2014

The most exciting addition to our campus in several years, the Global Commons will be a dynamic campus center that includes dormitory space for 56 resident students, 4 faculty apartments, 2 state-of-the-art technology classrooms, the School store, snack bar, and mailroom. 

The Global Commons is designed to bring together the worlds of academic exploration and social interactions between students.

Jonathan Brougham, Headmaster

It will be one of the most trafficked buildings at The Hun School of Princeton; dramatically increasing the quantity and quality of day-boarding and domestic-international student interactions at The Hun School.

The Global Commons will be built between the School’s iconic Mall and Russell Road. Designed by the architecture firm H2L2, the 30,000 square foot building’s location and amenities will make it a central hub for student and faculty interaction. In support of global education and experiential learning, high-tech classrooms with teleconferencing and presentation equipment will create exciting new learning opportunities and connections with people and places across the globe.  These classrooms, as well as the five common rooms, technology kiosks, social areas, and multi-purpose activities space will draw students to the building and will provide even greater opportunity for interactions between students of diverse backgrounds.

The $8.5 million project is the first in a series of campus additions and renovations.  The gained dormitory rooms, common spaces, offices, and classrooms will allow for renovations to existing dormitory spaces, classrooms, and offices throughout The Hun School’s campus, as well as the creation of an expanded infirmary and dance-movement space.  Its addition to the campus will enrich global education offerings, residential living, and student and faculty relationships.  The Global Commons was approved by the Princeton Planning Board in June of 2012.

Naming Opportunities
  • Name the Global Commons - $3,000,000
  • Name the Campus Center - $1,500,000
  • Name a Faculty Apartment - $500,000
  • Name a High-Tech Classroom - $200,000
  • Name the Snack Bar - $100,000
  • Name a Student Common Room - $50,000
  • Name a Student Dormitory Room - $25,000

For more information about the project or to make a donation, please contact Assistant Headmaster for Advancement Andrew Hamlin.

News

  • The Hun School upgrading for 100th anniversary

    The Trenton Times
    Posted October 15, 2012

    With their institution’s 100th anniversary on the horizon, administrators at The Hun School are ready to bring their school into a new century with a new perspective.

    The private high school is finalizing preparations to bring a new “global commons” building to the campus. The $8.5 million project will include integrated dormitories for international and domestic students along with a book store, classrooms and even a snack bar with a global viewpoint. School officials are hoping to break ground early next year, in order to finish the structure by 2014 to coincide with the educational institution’s 100th anniversary.

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  • The Hun School to Build new Academic and Dormitory Building

    Posted June 27, 2012

    The Princeton Zoning and Planning Board voted to approve The Hun School’s Global Commons Building on June 21, 2012. The multi-use space will feature state-of-the art classrooms and dorm rooms and is scheduled to open in late 2014. The School reports that it has received $5.76 million in donations toward the project, with estimated costs projected at $8.5 million.

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