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A History of Giving
Philanthropy A HISTORY OF GIVING AT LJCDS
A HISTORY OF GIVING AT LJCDS
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Since its founding in 1926, La Jolla Country Day School has relied on private donations from parents, grandparents, alumni, faculty, staff and friends. In fact, an ljcds education is funded by both tuition and philanthropy. Together, these revenue streams fund a blend of traditional and progressive curriculum and instruction that prepares students for a lifetime of intellectual exploration, personal growth and social responsibility.
1961
NEW CAMPUS
LOCATION
Designed by architect and parent, Frederick Liebhardt, the newly renamed La Jolla Country Day School moves to its current location on Genesee Avenue.
1930 1940 1950
1926
BALMER SCHOOL FOUNDED
Almost 100 years ago, Louise Balmer opens her school, with just four students and three teachers.
1942
WISTERIA COTTAGE
Balmer School moves to Wisteria Cottage in downtown La Jolla loaned by Ellen and Roger Revelle, marking the first documented instance of parent philanthropy. 1960 1970
1955–1960
RECHARTERED AND RENAMED TO LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
• New headmaster Don Leavenworth joins LJCDS and begins new traditions like establishing the school’s colors (inspired by his alma mater, Yale), adding a
French program and starting school spirit days. • Enrollment grows by more than 100 students.
• A successful capital campaign raises more than $450,000 ($4,000,000 in today’s dollars) to build its new campus on
Genesee Avenue.
1994–2020
MODERN DAY PHILANTHROPY
We are grateful to forward- thinking donors who have made transformational gifts to the school, providing necessary resources to prepare students for a lifetime of learning and exploration. Those gifts include but are not limited to The Jacobs Family Library, The Four Flowers Theater and Ings Family Field.
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
2015
GARY KRAHN, Ph.D., JOINS LJCDS AS HEAD OF SCHOOL.
2019–2020
GREATEST NEED CONTRIBUTIONS (CDF) REACHES $1.5 MILLION— A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR!
2026
LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL!
La Jolla Country Day School will be neither a servant of tradition or a slave to an unproven theory but will use both the old and the new if they help educate the child.