ADVANCEMENT
Blair LEADS BENEFIT TO STUDENTS: Blair LEADS (Leadership, Engagement, Awareness, Decision-making, Service) is a signature leadership-education initiative designed to teach students to become globally engaged citizens. Cross-curricular coursework in effective communication, ethical decision-making and meaningful public service instills leadership skills at every grade level. FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE: $3 million to endow this program.
Global Service Initiatives BENEFIT TO STUDENTS: This program is an element of Blair LEADS that encourages students to interact with people of other cultures and countries through meaningful service opportunities. Students gain transformative life experience as they apply classroom lessons to real-world situations and challenges. FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE: Our goal is to ensure all students have the opportunity to participate in service travel during their time at Blair.
FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE: A named, endowed scholarship can be established with a gift of $100,000. This year, Blair’s 114 named scholarships and four scholars programs, combined with general support from the endowment and the Blair Fund, provided more than $5.8 million in scholarship aid to 40 percent of the student body.
General Endowment BENEFIT TO STUDENTS: We invest unrestricted endowment gifts in our most valuable resources—our teachers, students and campus. These funds allow us to better compensate our outstanding faculty, increase student scholarship aid, and maintain our historic buildings and beautiful grounds. FINANCIAL OBJECTIVE: Our goal is to grow our $88-million endowment to more than $100 million, so we can become less reliant on tuition for general operating expenses and better secure the School’s financial future. ■
Endowed Scholarships BENEFIT TO STUDENTS: The Blair community is immeasurably enriched by students of diverse backgrounds who are able to attend the School with the assistance of scholarship aid. Competitive awards are given to qualified students truly deserving of financial assistance.
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