Set on eleven acres and with a magnificent view of the monastery’s Main Prayer Hall, Phase One will include a welcome center with a community lounge, a digital media center, five classrooms for up to 125 students, four science labs, 50 faculty suites, dorm rooms for 40 students, eight guest cottages, and a spacious dining hall with indoor and porch seating. Walking paths will wind through the orchards and botanical gardens full of native plants, and there will be many outdoor meeting areas to promote informal scholarly and cultural exchange.
