Armbrae Academy's beautiful new 11,000 square foot Arts, Athletics, and Recreation Centre (AARC) was completed in July 2008. Construction was achieved in record time as ground breaking was only on November 20th, 2007. The building was constructed by Dora Construction and designed by architect Mike Harvey.

The Grand Opening Ceremony was held on Friday, September 5th. See the CTV coverage here.

Our new facility will act as more than a venue for sports teams – it has purposely been designed to accommodate the school’s interest in the arts and thought leadership – from supporting its music and drama clubs, to celebrating and hosting cultural and academic achievement events. The facility will be available for students, their families and the broader community, as well as social gatherings, exhibitions, and prominent guest speaker lectures (e.g. this will enable the popular “Dialogue” series, which was inaugurated in partnership with King's College in the Spring of 2007, to also be hosted at Armbrae).

Click here for a slide show of the construction from start to just before March Break, including a view inside the walls. There are 113 photos and, depending on the browser you use, there may be more than one page of photos.

Click here to see the photos of the interior tour the Junior and Senior School students had the day before March Break.

Click here to see the progress over March Break.

Click here for what it looks like on April 9th.