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What is Success By Design?

Since its founding in 1910, Tenacre Country Day School has grown and evolved while remaining a community that warmly welcomes children through its doors every day. While the curriculum and the campus have transformed over the decades, certain aspects of the School have remained constant. After years of research and planning, Tenacre is proud to announce its Success By Design Campaign.

Success By Design Goal: $12.5M

List of 3 items.

  • The Endowment

    The endowment is a powerful driver of financial stability, flexibility, and sustainability, helping build capacity for Tenacre to deliver its program to students. The endowment provides necessary resources to support faculty and staff compensation and professional development, financial aid for families, and critical operational support.
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  • The Core Learning Hub

    The Core Learning Hub will be a centralized and collaborative place for students to receive academic, social, emotional and developmental learning instruction. The centralized setting will allow for all student needs to be addressed, whether they need extra help, catching up, additional support or academic extensions.
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  • The Design Center

    The new 9000-foot tech and design center will include three light-filled art rooms on the top level of the building, a tech classroom and design studio/maker space on the middle level, and a wood shop and flexible space on the lower level that will be used for learning, student collaboration projects, or meetings.
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FAQs

List of 7 frequently asked questions.

  • What progress has Tenacre already made in support of these goals?

    The positive impact on our curriculum and our spaces has already begun.
    • We hired our first-ever school counselor.
    • We hired a new art teacher.
    • We hired a Director of Design Technology.
    • We invested in STEM-based professional development for all teachers.
    • We relocated Appledore closer to Benvenue Street to allow for construction of the new Design Center.
    • We developed new curricula that will be enhanced with proper space access and accommodations.
  • What else does Tenacre need to make this campaign a reality?

    • Funds to grow the Tenacre endowment to support affordability and accessibility for families as well as competitive faculty and staff compensation.
    • Funds to support capital and programmatic initiatives.
  • How much money do we need to raise?

    Endowment: $3M
    • Teacher Retention & Recruitment
    • Student Financial Aid
    Building Projects: $9.5M
    • New Design Center 
    • Core Learning Hub
    • Relocated Appledore for administrative offices
  • Will the costs of the plan be transferred to tuition increases?

    No. Endowment growth from the campaign can help control tuition increases and maintain access and affordability for families. Also, new programs have an opportunity to generate new revenue.
  • How will Tenacre fund all of this?

    We have a long history of these capital campaigns, roughly every ten years. Since 1972, when we established an endowment fund, generations of donors have demonstrated their commitment to our mission and helped us grow.
  • Why now?

    Now is the time for maximum impact. We need additional space to provide the best possible learning environment for our students.
  • What about the annual giving campaign?

    Tenacre's Annual Giving campaign still funds about 10% of our annual budget, and that won’t change.

Progress to Date

  1. 100
  2. 90
  3. 80
  4. 70
  5. 60
  6. 50
  7. 40
  8. 30
  9. 20
  10. 10
  11. 0
Goal $12,500,000.00
Current $9,200,000.00
Remaining $3,300,000.00
As of Date 10/10/2024
Start Date 6/15/2023