New Core Creek Elementary School Opens

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, PA —They celebrated a lot of firsts when the new Core Creek Elementary School opened last week.

As promised, the Neshaminy School District opened its new $51 million, two-story, 119,000-square-foot elementary school building right after Winter Break last week.

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The new school —which hosts between 800-900 students —replaces the Pearl S. Buck Elementary School, which opened in 1968.

There were many firsts the school celebrated when it opened:

• The first students entering the building for the first day of classes
• The first school bus drop-off with students
• The first all-school gathering (students started their day in the gymnasium before making their way to classrooms with their teachers)
• The first lost and found item (a Lilo and Stitch lunch box found on a bus)
• The first meal (breakfast provided in the cafeteria)
• The first morning announcements (live video)
• The first specials (art, gym, music, library)

The new school features state-of-the-art energy-efficient HVAC, electrical and lighting systems, and a modern design with grade-level "pods" and common areas that encourage collaboration and group activities.

The building was designed by the Spiezle architectural design firm, which was also responsible for the design of Tawanka Elementary School, completed in 2016.

The school sits adjacent to, but separate from Maple Point Middle School.

The project has been discussed and planned for several years as part of a plan to fill a geographical gap in the northern part of the district.

(Neshaminy School District)