Wilmington's Riverside neighborhood opened a new community center
The 81,000-square-foot Kingswood Community Center, five times the old building, brings a Montessori academy, Nemours pediatric care, a gym, and a community kitchen together for the center's 80th anniversary.
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Wilmington's Riverside neighborhood has a new Kingswood Community Center, Delaware Public Media reported. The building covers 81,000 square feet, about five times the old center, and it opens as Kingswood marks 80 years. Under one roof are a Montessori academy, Nemours pediatric care, a gym, and a community kitchen. The new space is that combination, not a single classroom or a single gym standing alone.
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Riverside, a neighborhood in Wilmington, Delaware, has a new Kingswood Community Center, Delaware Public Media reported. The building is 81,000 square feet, about five times the size of the old one. Inside are a Montessori academy, pediatric care from Nemours, a gym, and a community kitchen. The opening comes as Kingswood marks its 80th anniversary. A Montessori academy is a school with its own way of letting children learn by doing. The center puts the school, the clinic, and the gathering spaces under one roof.
- Why would a neighborhood want a school, a clinic, and a gym in the same building?
- What does five times as large change for the people who use a center?
- How is an 80th anniversary different from a first-day opening?
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