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Perkins Eastman Celebrates Groundbreaking of Occoquan Elementary School

New school represents the future of sustainable educational facilities in Prince William County, VA

Perkins Eastman Celebrates Groundbreaking of Occoquan Elementary School

The Perkins Eastman design team joins the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Occoquan Elementary School. L–R: Huyen Nguyen, Lina Taheri, Jeannine Otieno, Ken Terzian, Ed Waters (PWCS on-site construction representative), Mike Massey (IMEG), Michael “Buddy” Lint (Occoquan Elementary School principal), Sean O’Donnell, and Omar Calderón Santiago. Photograph Copyright Perkins Eastman.

Washington, DC — Occoquan Elementary School, a new elementary school in Woodbridge, VA, has officially broken ground, setting the stage to become the first net zero school for the Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) district. Replacing the oldest school in Prince William County, VA, the new Occoquan Elementary School, designed by Perkins Eastman, is being celebrated as the vanguard of PWCS’s mission to better educate and support the children and families across the county.