Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama has broken ground in Vestavia Hills on what will become an 11,300-square-foot multi-use activities center for Scouts and the community.
The first of the Scouts’ DreamLabs opened about a year ago, and several have been built across the country since then. Once constructed, the facility in the Vestavia City Center will be the largest DreamLab in the country, according to an announcement from the GSNCA.
GSNCA staff, volunteers and construction workers gathered Feb. 1, took up sledgehammers and began tearing down the building’s old walls. Construction is expected to be finished in June, with a grand opening in July.
According to the statement, the new DreamLab will include six STEM labs; an arts section; mock campsite; rock-climbing wall; full auditorium with state-of-the-art technology; a media center equipped for podcast recording and video production; huddle stations; meeting space and Girl Scout retail space.
Girl Scouts in its statement described a DreamLab as “an innovative program-based experience center concept designed to enhance the Girl Scout presence in communities and host one-of-a-kind programming for children, families, and Girl Scouts.”
