{"id":408707,"date":"2025-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=408707"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T10:26:37","slug":"work-begins-on-newest-usag-wiesbaden-school-on-clay-kaserne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=408707","title":{"rendered":"Work begins on newest USAG Wiesbaden school on Clay Kaserne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Progress is visible to passersby on the new Clay Elementary School being built on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden April 2, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing construction of the project in closer coordination with the garrison, Department of Defense Education Activity and Germany construction partners. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
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\n Rendering of the new Clay Elementary School being constructed on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District is managing construction of the new school is close coordination with the garrison, Department of Defense Education Activity and German construction administration partners. (Courtesy photo)
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\n U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Ben Peschke watches soil being moved during construction activities for the new Clay Elementary School being built on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden April 2, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing construction of the project in closer coordination with the garrison, Department of Defense Education Activity and Germany construction partners. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
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\n U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Ben Peschke and Europe District Senior Project Manager Frank Spiess discuss progress on the new Clay Elementary School being built on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden April 2, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing construction of the project in closer coordination with the garrison, Department of Defense Education Activity and Germany construction partners. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
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\n Crews continue making progress on the new Clay Elementary School being built on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden April 2, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing construction of the project in closer coordination with the garrison, Department of Defense Education Activity and Germany construction partners. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
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WIESBADEN, Germany — Progress is underway at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, as construction begins on the new Clay Elementary School provide additional class space for the community’s growing student population.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District, in close collaboration with the Department of Defense Education Activity, the garrison and local German partners, is managing construction of a state-of-the-art school that will serve nearly 300 students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe garrison is excited to have a new elementary school here on Clay Kaserne,\u201d said U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commander Col. Troy Danderson. \u201cOur community has experienced a surge of personnel in recent years, which has been accompanied by a surge of families with school-age children. So the garrison welcomes and appreciates the additional, contemporary school facility that will support our Families. Because Family readiness supports mission readiness. We endeavor \u2013 alongside our DoDEA, USACE and other service agency partners \u2013 to connect our students to academic success, to their garrison community, and ultimately to their future success.\u201d<\/p>\n

This project is part of a broader effort to enhance military family life across Europe, with 17 new schools already completed as part of a $2.1 billion initiative.<\/p>\n

Designed to foster innovation and creativity, the new school will feature flexible learning spaces, themed playgrounds, and advanced technology, all aimed at providing an exceptional educational experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Clay Elementary School is an investment in setting the conditions for success within the Wiesbaden community,\u201d said DoDEA Europe-Director for Student Excellence Dr. Michelle Howard Brahaney. \u201cBy offering modern, flexible learning spaces and state-of-the-art educational resources, we are ensuring that our students have the tools they need to excel. This school will be more than just a building; it will be a foundation for success, where creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration will thrive, enabling our children to reach their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once complete, the new 21st-century design school will serve nearly 300 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The project also includes construction of new parking, a parent drop-off lane, emergency access lanes, bus loading\/unloading areas, new playgrounds and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a pretty large undertaking, building not only the school but the additional infrastructure, parking and community amenities that go with it,\u201d said Europe District Senior Project Manager Frank Spiess. \u201cIt takes a team to deliver something like this and we\u2019re working very closely with our garrison, DoDEA and German partners to make this project happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The design will be similar to Wiesbaden Elementary School, which opened in 2021 and currently serves more than 700 students. That includes design concepts to enable educators to foster the critical thinking, creativity and collaboration Brahaney referenced, like moveable walls to maximize flexible use of space and outdoor spaces made to double as functional outdoor learning areas and gathering places and more. It will also be wired for the latest in educational technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the playgrounds will be educational,\u201d Spiess said. \u201cIn addition to being designed to foster health development for the kids, they\u2019ll be themed after different continents around the world which should be really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the school construction is really starting in earnest, the community on Clay Kaserne has already been feeling the impacts of the construction since this past fall. That\u2019s because the first phase involved deconstructing empty housing and removing existing tennis courts and other infrastructure to make way for the new school\u2019s footprint.<\/p>\n

The deconstruction work is essentially complete and now work focused more on the construction of the new school is underway.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really appreciate the patience of the Clay Kaserne community as we continue with this project,\u201d Spiess said. \u201cSince it\u2019s a school, it\u2019s close to housing and that just makes it that much more difficult, but we\u2019re working very closely with our garrison partners to minimize and mitigate the impacts to the community as much as feasible while still delivering a new, modern school the whole community will be proud of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community Benefits<\/p>\n

While a brand new 21st-century school is a significant addition to any garrison, the project will also deliver benefits for the broader USAG Wiesbaden community.<\/p>\n

On top of the school\u2019s playgrounds, multiple new playgrounds designed for different age groups ranging from two-year-olds to twelve-year-olds will be built adjacent to the housing north of the new school along with new cookout and gathering areas.<\/p>\n

Once complete, brand new tennis courts will also be constructed to the northwest of the school to replace the tennis courts demolished to accommodate the new school\u2019s footprint.<\/p>\n

A new road to replace Aumannstrasse, which is within the new school\u2019s footprint, will be built just north of the school and Aumannstrasse\u2019s current path. The road will be constructed using recycled material from onsite, including pulverized concrete from areas cleared as part of initial site preparation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got loads of concrete from clearing the site that can be broken down and reused for the new road being built and for other project purposes,\u201d said Europe District Project Engineer Ben Peschke. \u201cNot only is it environmentally friendly because we don\u2019t have to send additional materials to landfills, but it\u2019s cost-friendly too because we can save money by reusing existing material on site and we also don\u2019t have to pay to ship it off elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Ben Peschke and Europe District Senior Project Manager Frank Spiess walk by a pile of concrete amassed from site preparation activities for the new Clay Elementary School being built on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden April 2, 2025. The project team plans to recycle as much concrete as possible by pulverizing concrete already gathered from the site and using it in future road construction works. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
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The project team is also working with garrison partners to explore opportunities nearby on Clay Kaserne to beneficially reuse excess soil dug up during site preparation.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the walkability of the school site will reduce traffic on Clay Kaserne while also reducing the number of cars and busses traveling back and forth between Clay Kaserne and the other school sites throughout Wiesbaden.<\/p>\n

Support to DoDEA<\/p>\n

The new Clay Elementary School is one of the latest schools being built of a $2.1 billion design and construction program Europe District is managing to replace dated Department of Defense schools and facilities across Germany and Belgium.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working hand in hand with DoDEA on the program for over a decade now. To date, 17 new schools have been turned over and are in use today, 7 are under construction like Clay Elementary School and 4 more are in still in design and pre-construction stages.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the Army Corps of Engineers, we\u2019re proud of all of our work, but there is a special satisfaction in efforts that directly improve the quality of life for families, and especially children,\u201d said Europe District Commander Col. Dan Kent on September 10, 2024, at the opening of the most recently completed new school in the program, the Brussels Unit School in Belgium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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