New Day School
The ceiling complete.
Finished interior.
More finished interior pics.
Another view of finished interior.
The upper platform is an alter or a seat, and the lower bench to the left has a vaulted cavity underneath.
Niches with painting above by one of the DiDis (nuns) at the school.
Shelves and niches.
More shelves and niches
The series of small stained glass windows that fills the space with color.
Four windows that face to the south.
More of same
and again.
Stained glass in place.
The finished earthen floor with linseed oil.
Rock terraces step down either side of the center apple tree.
More of terrace.
The low courtyard walls interact with another apple tree.
South courtyard.
another south courtyard view
Here the low walls have several coats of linseed oil.
Colorful mosaics.
Looking down the path to the front court yard under the trellis.
End of the wall at front court yard.
Brick pathways with plants on the sides.
Standing in the front court yard.
Front court yard.
More front courtyard
Another front courtyard view
Beehive oven complete. With two little bees.
Rock table. Peeking over the wall into the south courtyard.
Completed section of wall with benches.
Mosaic beauty.
More Mosaic
Here it is plastered and oiled.
The front door.
The Lotus window above the door.
A creative solution to protecting the wood posts and Cob from water. Lotus petal flashing made of pond liner scraps.
Detail of mosaic flower.
The bottle wall tree.
View from just outside the front courtyard.
Another view
The trellis.
The kids love it.
Hawk carving on the ridgebeam.
A view from the pathway entrance
Scott, Maitri, and some of the kids from the school.
The roundwood fence in front of the Cob sanctuary.
The New Day School how it looks today.
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