Hawken Opening new learning center in University Circle

Hawken, one of Cleveland's most prestigious private schools, got its start back in 1915 when headmaster James Hawken set up shop in a house on Ansel Road.

Fast forward to the present, and you'll find nearly 1,000 students spread between the Lyndhurst Campus for elementary and middle school and the Gates Mills Campus for high school.

But starting later this month, Hawken will go back to its roots, setting up an extension campus in a former mansion on Magnolia Drive -- about 500 yards from the original school building.

This is going to add tremendous value as the Circle tries to advance as a true Ohio hub for education and innovation," he said. "Over the last few years, we've really ramped up an education model that uses Circle institutions as learning laboratories."

Hawken will join a number of schools taking advantage of the neighborhood's museums, hospitals and colleges, Ronayne said. That includes fixtures such as Cleveland School of the Arts and John Hay High School as well as newcomers like Montessori High School, located just a few doors down from Hawken's center.

The official name is the Sally and Bob Gries Center for Experiential and Service Learning, in recognition of the couple who provided the lead gift to pay for it.

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