Inspiring excellence 70 years in

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Inspire Excellence Co-Chairs

Catherine Humann Callaway ’97 and

TJ Callaway Melissa and Allen Moseley ’81 Sarah and Neal Williams ’73

Campaign Committee

Julie and Jim Balloun Libby and Brooks Barge Kit and David Bowlin Erica and David Cummings Isha and Anil Damani Lane and Richard Courts Courtenay and Chris Gabriel Anne and Peter Hennessy Molly and John Jamieson Stephanie and Street Nalley Aisha and Marcellus Parker Stephanie and Austin Stephens Nancy and Chris Suh Ellen and Buck Wiley

Inspiring excellence 70 years in

By Nicole Fash, Director of Marketing and Communications

Since Trinity School’s founding in 1951, we have been committed to the idea of providing children with the best early childhood and elementary education experience possible. The young child has always been our focus, and as it is stated on the School’s history wall, “This purity of purpose allows for a deep understanding of our students and how they learn.” This deep understanding extends to the best learning environments for our students, who range from age three through Sixth Grade, and over the School’s 70-year history, we have moved locations twice and upgraded our facilities multiple times. In 1980, we moved from the basement of Trinity Presbyterian Church to an existing facility located on seven acres at 3254 Northside Parkway, which formerly housed the City of Atlanta Birney Elementary School. During our time there, we updated various parts of the building and added the original Allison Williams Activity Center. After realizing a need for more space and facility flexibility in order to match our academic programming, we moved to our current location in 2002. Our

With the Leadership Class’s relocation to the beginning of the Upper Elementary hallway, Sixth Grader David has quick access to the Multi-Purpose Room and Learning Commons, encouraging autonomy and collaboration in these flexible learning spaces.

“Generations before us supported the School to help create this incredible campus. And now it is time for Trinity to take this next step to remain the elementary-only leader by enhancing this campus with a number of exciting additions and renovations. While our children are no longer here, we feel like it is our turn to support this school, similar to the prior generations that enabled my children to have an incredible experience.” – Allen Moseley ’81 | Trinity alum, parent of alumni, and Inspire Excellence campaign co-chair campus was 43 acres of beautiful, undeveloped terrain when we purchased it in 2000 and embarked on the $30 million Foundation for the Future capital campaign in order to fund the build. In 2001, when the School reached its 50-year milestone, we broke ground on our new then-130,000-square-foot facility, completing it in time for the 2002–03 school year. Over the last two decades, our facilities have been refined, and the School embarked on a capital and endowment campaign called Growing Leaders that officially launched in 2014. In addition to significantly growing Trinity’s endowment, $5 million of that endeavor made construction of the Trinity Track, Community Room, and TV Production Studio as well as a full-scale renovation of the Overend Learning Commons and the main building entrance possible. Continuing our tradition of growth and improvement, the School’s leadership has been engaged in a campus master planning effort over the last several years. Intentionality and thoughtfulness define all that takes place at Trinity, and this planning process to ensure that our short-term campus improvement projects continue to meet our long-term strategic goals has been no exception. After developing a Campus Master Plan in 2018, we conducted a fundraising feasibility study—gathering feedback through town halls, focus groups, individual conversations, and surveys to the full parent body—before developing a capital campaign plan that was initially projected to launch in March 2020. While the pandemic brought change to the timing and scope of our projects, the final campaign plan that was approved by the Board will enable us to better utilize and activate all aspects of our campus to strengthen students’ full Trinity Experience, from Early Learners to Sixth Grade. Through every move and modification, we have kept the young child at the center of all our planning. Now, 20 years after we moved to our current location, and as we conclude our 70th anniversary year, we have embarked on the Inspire Excellence campaign to allow Trinity to renovate current indoor and outdoor spaces and add new ones in order to continue to match our facilities with the School’s exceptional level of programming. The $14.5 million Inspire Excellence capital and endowment campaign had already reached $9.5 million from early leadership donors and foundations during the quiet phase, before we went public in early April. “It is amazing to reflect on the last 70 years. As you have probably heard many times, ‘Once a Trinity child, always a Trinity child,’ and I actually attended Trinity School back when it was in the bottom of Trinity Church,” says Allen Moseley ’81, campaign co-chair and parent of three Trinity alumni. “When we started looking at schools for our oldest daughter, Helen, in 2007, we were blown away by the beautiful campus at Trinity and the opportunities it offered for creative exploration. “Generations before us supported the School to help create this incredible campus,” he continues. “And now it is time for Trinity to take this next step to remain the elementary-only leader by enhancing this campus with a number of exciting additions and renovations. While our children are no longer here, we feel like it is our turn to support this school, similar to the prior generations that enabled my children to have an incredible experience.”

Rendering of the Multi-Use Recreation Center that will house two gyms.

Each capital component of the campaign has been meticulously planned and thoughtfully designed. We inspire discovery on the new Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Center, which was completed in early April and already enjoyed by students across campus. Upcoming enhancements to the Early Elementary playground will promote movement and teamwork and include an open area for group activities, a mini–GaGa Pit, a quiet space for independent play, and new swings, slides, and climbing areas. Classroom renovations and relocations have already occurred in the Upper Elementary Division. The Fourth Grade relocated to its own wing and Sixth-Grade classrooms now have a more prominent position at the beginning of the Upper Elementary corridor. This new placement expands the use of flexible learning spaces, encourages collaboration, increases leadership opportunities, and provides more seamless educational experiences, including ready access to the Learning Commons and Multi-Purpose Room. We will inspire community with a new Multi-Use Recreation Center that will house two gymnasiums, one for Early Elementary P.E. and one for Upper Elementary recess. This new building is being constructed where the Pavilion was located and will provide flexible, expanded space for learning, enrichment activities, gatherings, Extended Programs, and summer camps. Another new space, the Early Elementary Dining Hall, will be constructed where the Early Elementary gym is currently located. In addition to being a dedicated dining area for our younger learners that will allow for increased scheduling flexibility at every grade level, the new space will offer additional gathering and learning environments for multiple grades and programs. “This campaign will truly enhance the wonderful, joyful learning experiences our children have each day, providing new and flexible spaces for unique hands-on learning; sports and free play; creative exploration; and physical, academic, and social development,” says Isha Damani, campaign committee member and parent to two Trinity students. The campaign will also inspire growth through increased endowment support for student financial assistance, faculty and staff excellence, and program innovations. This will allow the School to provide more resources to children of all backgrounds, offer even more competitive salaries to employees in order to continue to attract and retain the best educators, and upgrade our curriculum to keep Trinity on the cutting edge of elementary education. “This campaign will not only reshape the landscape of Trinity School but also allow us to further Inspire Excellence in elementary education, ensuring Trinity continues to lead for generations,” says Head of School Joe Marshall.

All students and grade levels will benefit from this comprehensive campaign that will keep Trinity as the model for elementary education today and for years to come. For more information, ways to give, and project updates, please visit www.trinityatl.org/InspireExcellence.

Rendering of the Early Elementary Dining Hall.

Kindergartners Addison, Ellie, and Libby pose at the top of the climbing wall during the grand opening of the Outdoor Learning Center.

Employee Preview

As part of their celebration for winning an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top Workplace honor for the fourth consecutive year, employees enjoyed an early preview of the Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Center on March 16.

Trinity’s most recent campus master plan that includes the new Outdoor Learning Center and planned Multi-Use Recreation Center.

Donor Sneak Peek

On March 17, nearly 75 members of Trinity’s community who gave early and generously to Inspire Excellence gathered on campus for a sneak peek of the new Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Center. Guests enjoyed dinner and drinks as they took a first look at the new space and heard remarks from Head of School Joe Marshall and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Bill Jordan.

Opening Day

The joy was palpable on April 4 when all Trinity students spent time playing on the new Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Center. Highlights included climbing the interior of the Great Tree, holding races on the trike path, and making beautiful music on the numerous oversized xylophones.