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Sunday, December 24, 2017

Bridgeport magnet school hopes for new home

BRIDGEPORT — From its exposed brick and framed art to a life-size suit of armor that stands guard in the hallway, the charm of Classical Studies Magnet Academy is undeniable. But its students are not shy about exposing the down side to learning in a 123-year-old structure — the oldest school still in use by the district. Jenecia Oliver-Helly, 13, points up to the windows in her third-floor classroom, propped open in the waning days of December. If not for that, the temperature in teacher Chelsea Crowley’s seventh-grade social studies class would soar into the high 80s, she and her students say.

from News http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bridgeport-magnet-school-hopes-for-new-home-12453450.php

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