Current Project Updates
Hardy Project:
The new Hardy opened to students in August, just six months after the opening of the new Hunnewell. Hardy is a 80,039 square foot, 18-classroom school designed to serve approximately 365 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, and was funded in part with a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority.
Hardy Project: The new Hardy Elementary School is OPEN! The First day of classes in the new building was 8/28/2024! Check back soon for Dedication and Tour information.
Phase 2 of the Hardy project: Demolition of the existing school and utility work on Hardy Road is complete. Site work continues at the location where the existing school was demolished.
Proceed to the Hardy project tabs for additional information.
Hunnewell Project: The New Hunnewell Elementary School is open! The First day of classes in the new building was 2/26/2024! Public tours and the dedication of the new Hunnewell School took place on May 18th during Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend.
Proceed to the Hunnewell Construction tab for images of the new building.
Past Project Updates
The Town of Wellesley is undertaking two separate elementary school building projects in order to meet the current and long-term needs of its students and address significant deficiencies at the Hardy, Hunnewell, and Upham schools.
These two projects are being executed by the Town's School Building Committee (SBC) and its Permanent Building Committee (PBC), with the support of the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen. Planning is ongoing, and the earliest a new school would open is 2024.
For more information on each project, please click the links below. For more information about the decisionmaking, design, and construction processes and more, please see our Overview of Projects page. The Latest News page will include updates from recent meetings.
A Frequently Asked Questions page is live and will continue to be updated.
The district presented the draft redistricting maps on January 21, 2020. More updates will follow and can be found at the Wellesley Public School web page.
The district has updated the draft redisticting maps on February 12, 2020. This update can be found at the Wellesley Public School web page.
Hunnewell Project
Construction Documents for an all-new Hunnewell School is complete. Please see the project page for details.
Hardy Project
The Schematic Design for the Hardy/Upham project, in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority, was completed in July, 2021. Please see the project page for details.
Upcoming Dates
Please visit the Permanent Building Committee (PBC) Agenda Center to continue following the progress of these projects.
https://wellesleyma.gov/AgendaCenter/Permanent-Building-Committee-14
Contact via email:
Agendas for public meetings are posted 48 hours in advance.
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Hunnewell Elementary School
Design and Images Credit: SMMA
Hardy Elementary School
Design and Images Credit: SMMA