Woodlands Academy to Unveil Expanded Campus at Former Barat College Site

Friday, Septmber 18 is “Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Day” in the city of Lake Forest.

A City Council proclamation made that official as that’s the day the all-girls college preparatory high school dedicates its new , expanded campus on the former Barat College site.

An open house from 1-3 p.m. on Friday will allow the general public to see how Woodlands Academy has transformed the 23-acre parcel into a variety of – mostly open-space – uses. Expanded campus features include two new athletic fields, the Gloria Dei Center (formerly the Barat College Cooney Library building designed by architect Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe), Barat Cupola Garden and a community walking path.

The expanded campus is adjacent to Woodlands Academy’s location at 760 E. Westleigh Road.

Photo: Lake Forest Mayor Donald P. Schoenheider presents Woodlands Academy Head of School Meg Steele with a proclamation declaring Friday, Sept. 18, “Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Day” in the city. This honor is in recognition of the school’s expanded campus dedication and open house that day.