Our generous culture of philanthropy depends on significant and unrestricted annual contributions to The Woods Annual Fund from trustees, parents, grandparents, parents of alumni, alumni, faculty and staff, corporations, foundations, and friends. Annual gifts to The Woods Annual Fund support the people and programs that make The Woods exceptional.
Your contribution to The Woods Annual Fund helps pay for budgeted expenses, such as professional development for our faculty to allow them to bring innovation in education into each classroom, and the more basic costs, such as those of maintaining our building and grounds. As with all independent schools, tuition does not cover the entire cost of a Woods education.
Your gift to The Woods Annual Fund allows for small class sizes, cross-curricular integration, and one-on-one attention, enhancing and enriching The Woods experience for each child. This year, your gift also covers, for example:
- Make technology enhancements and updates
- Increase professional development for teachers
- Obtain more air purifiers and masks
- Purchase tents, portable white boards, and other materials to use for classes held outside
- Invite guest speakers that inspire students, broaden their world view, and show that living a life of significance looks like
- Enhance our language arts curriculum
- Expand our science programs
- Sustain our arts and music programs
- Support our athletic teams
- Provide first aid and CPR training for faculty/staff
- Renew our efforts to implement the strategic plan to meet our goals for the future
