Foundation to add 40,000-square-foot classroom building

Observer School Zone

If the classic superstition that rain on a wedding day is good luck also applies to private schools, Foundation Academy should enjoy decades of promise and success in West Orange.

Foundation leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the school’s of its new cafeteria and worship center in a rain-soaked ceremony Thursday, April 27, at its Tilden Road campus.

Despite the precipitation, dozens of Foundation families and supporters attended the celebration — and even were the first to hear a surprise announcement from President Dave Buckles.

In addition to the 17,675-square-foot cafeteria and worship center, the school also will be breaking ground on a 40,000-square-foot classroom building that will become Foundation’s high school.

“This enrollment season, Foundation Academy experienced a record number of inquiries,” Buckles said. “Based on the demand, the fact that we are at capacity this year, our board is very passionate about being able to make disciples. … They have approved us to also start a 40,000-square-foot classroom building at the same time we start the cafeteria. So, we’re really excited about that.”

The announcement comes after the school secured $2 million for expansion during a five-month fundraising campaign.

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