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12 <br /> EMERSON WALDORF SCHOOL CAMPUS MASTER PLAN <br /> SPECIAL USE PERMIT NARRATIVE <br /> 1. INTRODUCTION <br /> The Emerson Waldorf School (EWS), established in Chapel Hill in 1984, is a Pre-K thru grade 12 private <br /> school located on a 54 acre campus at 6211 New Jericho Road at its intersection with Millhouse Road in <br /> Orange County, NC.The existing school campus currently contains approximately 22,971 sf of classroom <br /> and support facilities in twelve buildings with an existing student population of+/-260, supported by a <br /> staff of 53 FT/PT teachers and administrators. The school includes Early Childhood (Kindergarten and <br /> Nursery), Lower School (15t -8t" grades), and High School (9t" — 12t" grades). A school owned and <br /> operated teaching farm is located across Millhouse Road from the main campus. All students are <br /> transported to and from campus by private vehicle. Bus transportation is not offered by the school <br /> except for off campus trips,which only occur a couple of times per year. <br /> 1.1 About Waldorf — The EWS provides an integrated Waldorf curriculum and environment which <br /> encourages and promotes independent thinking and social responsibility as well as academic and artistic <br /> excellence.The EWS is affiliated with the international association of Waldorf Schools, one of the largest <br /> school movements in the world. Waldorf education, founded by Rudolf Steiner in Germany in 1919, is <br /> dedicated to the effort to guide the spirit in the human being to discover the spirit in the universe. <br /> 1.2 Purpose and Intent—The EWS is requesting a Special Use Permit for an updated campus masterplan <br /> that will provide a road map by which the school can plan for the location of new buildings and support <br /> facilities, phased over a period of 15 years, and would support an increase in student population to <br /> approximately 350 students and 55 staff by 2030. All proposed improvements would be located on the <br /> existing 54 acre school campus. No increase in campus acreage is proposed. <br /> The school's proposed master plan includes: <br /> • a 1,776 sf building addition that would connect the existing east and west wings of the lower <br /> school building (P1 on Sheet C-4) <br /> • a 1,650 sf 8t"Grade Classroom Bldg(132 on Sheet C-4) <br /> • renovation of an existing 1,573 sf for Eurythmy(dance) (132-A on Sheet C-4) <br /> • three new building additions to the high school campus totaling approximately 6,644 sf (135- <br /> A,B,C,D on Sheet C-4) <br /> • a 5,220 sf addition to the Early Childhood Center(134 on Sheet C-4) <br /> • a 13,942 sf Gymnasium (137 on Sheet C-4) <br /> • a 12,593 sf Auditorium (138 on Sheet C-4) <br /> • a 1,364 sf renovation/addition to existing Shop Bldg for relocation of school administration (133 <br /> on Sheet C-4) <br /> • an 11,800 sf Arts Center(136 on Sheet C-4) <br /> • internal roadways, surface parking and pedestrian improvements <br /> • potable water, septic system and stormwater infrastructure improvements as required to <br /> support the expanding facilities on campus <br />