Kittredge Upper School Building Dedicated, May 7, 2004
Mike, Jr., Kylie, Lisa & Mike Kittredge sharing in the dedication ceremony of the Kittredge Upper School Building, May 7, 2004	Bement School Band & Community gather for the dedication

The Campaign for Bement - Report of Phase I completion

Fundraising
Through the leadership efforts of our head of school, Shelley Jackson, and the support from the Board of Trustees, a project totaling $2.7 million was put into motion. This is the first campaign of this magnitude for the school, but in true Bement fashion, our community of trustees, parents, past parents, alumni/ae and friends made this a priority in its philanthropic giving.
One hundred donors later, the goal of $2.7 million achieved, the upper school was completed in June, 2002.
As leadership donors on this project, Mike & Lisa Kittredge P'06 dedicated the new upper school as the "Kittredge Upper School Building" on May 7, 2004. The joyous all-school celebration included a "thank you " card signed by the student body, balloons & cake, and a school band performance.

Benefits of a new upper school
Our new upper school fits naturally into the Bement landscape, and one cannot imagine it not having been here all along. Because of its proximity to the Keith House, which houses Kindergarten through Second Grade, it truly brings the lower and upper school students and faculty closer together.

The new upper school provides the following:

• Eleven classrooms and two science labs (equipped for high school biology)
• Networked classrooms with high speed internet access
• Locker rooms for 65 boys and 65 girls
• Multi-purpose meeting space capable of hosting all-school events
• Conference space for faculty, parents, students, and administration

Please contact Claudia Pazmany, Director of Alumni/ae & Development, if you have any questions regarding the Campaign for Bement at (413) 774-7061, or email at cpazmany@bement.org.