Mountview Middle School

Location

Holden, Massachusetts

Area

127,000 square feet

Key Features

  • The Wachusett Regional School District determined that the existing Mountview Middle School in Holden needed to be replaced
  • The 800-student school serves 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from five towns
  • The educational program features a team-based curriculum that employs classroom clustered design around a common meeting area for each of two teams in each grade
  • Sustainable design elements include photovoltaic solar panels, daylighting in classrooms, water use reduction, and advanced low-emitting materials
  • Sitework included tennis and basketball courts; Babe Ruth baseball, softball, track and soccer fields

Key Contacts

Peter Caruso
Peter A. Caruso, Jr.

Principal

AIA, LEED AP, NCARB

Rick Lamoureux
Richard J. Lamoureux Jr.

Principal

Managing Director

exterior view of front of school building
solar panels

“Aside from being an attractive structure both interior and exterior, the school was designed with large student and staff-friendly classrooms and open common areas that support team learning and teaching.”

– Darryll McCall, Ed.D, Superintendent of Schools, Wachusett Regional School District

stairwell in the Mountview Middle School
aerial view of the Mountview Middle School
view of the cafeteria with students at a few of the tables

Key Contacts

Peter Caruso
Peter A. Caruso, Jr.

Principal

AIA, LEED AP, NCARB

Rick Lamoureux
Richard J. Lamoureux Jr.

Principal

Managing Director