We are thrilled to share the successful completion of the North Shore Forevermore Campaign, which raised more than $41 million — the largest and most ambitious fundraising effort in North Shore Country Day’s history.
More than a financial milestone, this campaign represents a bold investment in our people, our program, our place and our perpetuity — a belief in the transformative power of a North Shore education and the lasting impact it has on students’ lives.
Your generosity has made a true,
lasting impact across our school community.
PEOPLE
We provided significant funds for the direct support of teachers and students–the heart of everything we do.
- Eight new scholarships and funds were endowed, ensuring that students will have access to a North Shore education for generations to come.
- Ensured that student scholarships include supplemental support for the crucial elements of school life beyond tuition.
- Provided substantial funding for employee professional development, ensuring our faculty and staff remain abreast of the most up-to-date knowledge and techniques for their field.
PROGRAM
We added new and bolstered existing academic programs to prepare our students for a changing world, with a particular focus on:
- Essential Skills: centered around our motto, “Live and Serve”
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
- Civil Discourse & Community Inclusion
- Artificial Intelligence
PLACE
We renovated and built 49,000 square feet of modern academic, athletic and communal spaces where students will learn, discover and create for many, many years.
- Mac McCarty Athletic Center: 27,000 square feet of new and renovated spaces for students to gather and train, including a student and spectator lounge, a new functional fitness space and a state-of-the-art athletic training facility.
- The Hall Library: serves the entire school community
- The Live+Serve Lab: is at once a makerspace, a laboratory and a hub for hands-on service.
PERPETUITY
The campaign strengthened the school’s financial foundation, ensuring stability and flexibility well into the future.
• We have directed $9.2 million in gifts and bequests to the endowment to support student scholarships, programming and ensure the long-term financial strength of the school.
• These endowment funds have ranged in creating new named scholarships and programs, to unrestricted dollars that give the school the discretion to allocate the money as needed to support our mission and operations
ANNUAL GIVING
As our first “comprehensive” campaign, North Shore Forevermore included Annual Giving donations, which provided over $10.5 million for current day-to-day operations, the highest philanthropic priority of the school.
Paging
NSCD provides the all-important gift of caring and teaching our children in their formative years. The school does this in remarkable ways. It is so important for everyone to give back in a meaningful way just as previous generations have done for us.Tom Flickinger, Campaign Co-Chair
One thing that became abundantly clear through this campaign was how very special this school is to many, many people. The generosity and effort that made the campaign a success are testaments to the transformative power of a North Shore education.Tom Flemma, Head of School
We remain deeply grateful to North Shore and have stayed involved because we have seen firsthand the powerful impact it has on children and their families. By supporting and serving the campaign, we hope to enable the school to better the lives of future students as it did ours.
Sharon Watrous, Campaign Co-Chair
This particular campaign will not only provide needed funds for the endowment, but it will leave a lasting mark on our facilities. The library is now a magical place of learning, and the Mac Gym is a top-notch facility for our physical education and athletic programs.
Molly Shotwell Oelerich ’87, Campaign Leader
Giving to the campaign is my way of showing appreciation for all North Shore has done for me and my family. I want to do what I can to help the school continue to be the vibrant, relevant and nurturing place that my daughter and I experienced so future generations can enjoy it as much as we did.
Jennifer Stone ’82, Campaign Leader
An Inside Look at our Impact
The results of your generosity are already unfolding in powerful ways. In classrooms, students are tackling real-world challenges with creativity and courage. Teachers have a myriad of tools available to them. Our recent graduates are making meaningful contributions on college campuses.
Celebrating the Grand Reopening of the Mac McCarty Athletic Center
After nearly a year of construction, North Shore Country Day proudly welcomed students, faculty, alumni and friends back into the newly renovated Mac McCarty Athletic Center.
Math Matters: Fostering Confidence, Curiosity and Critical Thinking
From Estimation Stations in junior kindergarten to multivariable symposiums in upper school, NSCD’s math program Is reimagining what it means to be a mathematician.
How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Teaching and Learning
As technology continues to advance at a breakneck speed, artificial intelligence, or AI, is no longer something out of a science fiction movie. See how it's making its way into the classroom.
Beyond Dogman: Fourth Graders Build Important Literacy Skills
Walk into a fourth grade classroom, and you’ll find students eagerly discussing books, sharing recommendations and setting ambitious reading goals.
Thank you for being part of this incredible journey.
The impact of your support will be felt for generations to come.