About Us
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OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY A La Jolla Country Day School education requires two funding streams: tuition and philanthropy. This has been true since our founding by Louise Balmer in 1926. As the school’s fundraising arm, the Office of Philanthropy partners with parents and grandparents of current students and alumni, as well as alumni, faculty/ staff, students and friends to raise funds to bridge what is known as “the gap” between what tuition covers and the cost of an ljcds education. Most, if not all, independent schools share this financial model, from the East Coast to the West Coast. As Torreys, we believe in the power of philanthropy at school, in the community, across the country and around the world to make real, measurable and positive change and to ensure that our students are becoming the changeagents of tomorrow.
300+ 175+ ST U D E N T S H AV E PA R T I C I PAT E D I N T H E AWA R D - W I N N I N G TO R R E Y M O C K T R I A L A N D TO R R E Y MODEL UNITED N AT I O N S T E A M S .
STUDENTS HAVE BROADENED THEIR HORIZONS BY ATTENDING EVENTS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN CITIZENSHIP’S (CEC) PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN DIEGO DIPLOMACY COUNCIL. THIS INCLUDES A VISIT TO THE U.S.– MEXICO BORDER WITH BORDER ANGEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DULCE GARCIA AND A RECEPTION WITH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARDEE NAW K’NYAW PAW.
DESIGN & INNOVATION PROGRAM INCORPORATES COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND BUSINESS, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO TAKE FULL-TIME D&I CLASSES YEAR AFTER YEAR.
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STUDENTS HAVE GROWN AS GLOBAL C I T I Z E N S BY T R AV E L I N G W I T H T H E I R P E E R S O N C E C- S U P P O RT E D G LO B A L E D U C AT I O N T R I P S T O B E L I Z E , BOTSWANA, CHIN A , IR ELAND, THE NETHER LAN D S, PANAMA, PER U AND ZAMB I A .
THE TORREY EXPLORERS FUND
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INSPIRING, THOUGHTPROVOKING GUEST SPEAKERS
LJCDS’S VENTURE CAPITAL FUND FOR DESIGN & INNOVATION. IN 2020 ALONE, THREE LJCDS STUDENTS WON DESIGN & INNOVATION COMPETITIONS; 100% MORE THAN COMPETITOR SCHOOLS.
