Logos Academy
A Harrisburg school plans to further its educational mission through an expansion project.
Logos Academy, a private, faith-based elementary school in Midtown, will soon begin renovations to add a fifth-grade program and create space to potentially double its student body size.
“It allows us to realize our vision,” said Andy Phillips, founding CEO of Logos Academy. “Our vision is to serve, and these expansions help us to be able to serve well and serve even more kids.”
Logos was founded in 2016 as a free preschool program. Since then, they have added around one grade per year, according to Lauren Bonnema, donor relations specialist for the school.
Currently, the school serves preschool through fourth-grade students, and the expansion will accommodate the addition of a fifth-grade class. Additionally, the added space will allow for the preschool and pre-k programs, which are currently combined, to be separated.
Renovation plans include the addition of three lower-level classrooms, updates to the bathrooms and the addition of an ADA-accessible bathroom.
The third- and fourth-grade classes that currently meet upstairs will move to the new basement classrooms, opening space upstairs to house a music and art program.
Logos officials expect the project to take place over the summer and be completed by the fall, making the new spaces ready to use for the 2024-25 academic year.
Once renovations are complete, the academy will have the capacity for around 120 students, possibly doubling the current school size of around 60 students, said Logos Principal Jessie Kauffman.
Although the school is expanding, Kauffman’s goal is to keep class sizes small to follow a trauma-informed structure, she said.
“Having space to keep classes small makes us able to focus on each individual child,” she said. “Because we’re able to have smaller classrooms and provide that consistency and safe foundation, their brains are able to calm down and focus on learning.”
To learn more about Logos Academy, visit their website.
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