Siena Purchases New Building

The Siena School (“Siena”) purchased the Boys and Girls Club building at 1300 Forest Glen Road in Silver Spring, completing a two-year process. This past April, the school was granted a Special Exception to operate at the site, with the support of surrounding neighborhood associations. Siena is excited to remain in the same community where it was founded, and to continue work with local businesses and community groups through student internships, volunteer work and special projects. This past Spring, the entire school worked with Friends of Sligo Creek to pull invasive weeds and its students have volunteered at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, as well as working with many area businesses and organizations.

The new property will provide Siena with a gym, playing field, playground and space to expand beyond its current enrollment of 80 students in grades 4-12. The school's Special Exception allows it to gradually increase enrollment up to 225 students over three phases of growth.

Renovation for the first phase will begin immediately. Siena, currently located nearby at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Forest Glen Road, plans to move to the new site once renovation is completed in the late fall. The school has arranged to allow Boys and Girls Club to continue to serve the local community at the site for up to eight years once the renovation is complete.

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