The Riverview School in East Sandwich recently broke ground on construction of a new student center. 

Acella Construction has been handling preconstruction on the 20,000-square-foot center.  The new student center, which will be pursuing LEED certification, will replace the school’s existing signature building, Janse Hall, Acella said in a statement.

The center will include a modern 325-seat auditorium large enough to house the entire Riverview community in one sitting.  It will also include an outdoor amphitheater, a library/media center, classrooms and studios for creative arts, and a commons for social gathering. The building will also house the admissions office and will become the welcome center for all visitors to campus. 

Construction is set to begin immediately, and the center is scheduled to be open for the start of the 2010 school year. 

Siemasko + Verbridge of Beverly is providing architectural, interior and landscape design services for the building.