2020-21 Graland Gratitude Report

Giving Back to Graland: The Corr Family After completing medical school and making countless moves across the country for work, Brad and Sara Corr, a gynecologic oncologist and internal medicine doctor were ready to put down roots and find a permanent home. For many years, the Corrs had their sights set on the Rocky Mountains - a place where they could not only continue to thrive in their careers but raise their family. So, when the perfect job opportunities opened in Denver, they knew it was time to make the move.

With two young children, the search for an elementary school came not long after the move. “With how busy our work schedules are, I knew we needed a school that I could leave for work in the morning and not worry if my kids were learning what they needed to learn. I wanted to leave that to the professionals,” Sara said. While the Corrs liked a few of the schools they found, they realized it was the school in their new neighborhood that they loved. “We looked around at several schools with good reputations, and I think we just got extremely lucky that the best one was only blocks away from our house,” Brad said.

While the Corrs were drawn to Graland’s strong academics, they quickly noticed that their children, Hannah (’25) and Charlie (’28), were receiving more than just an education at school. They were being shown how to become engaged citizens and thoughtful leaders. “I love that our kids get exposed to a lot of different ways to impact their community,” “We wholly trust Sara said. “Every year, they Graland, so we give to are introduced to a new and different age-appropriate way the Annual Fund every of interacting with the world board has done, and the impact that year so that the school and the community.” Brad the teachers have made. We’re not continued, “It seemed to us there every day to know exactly what can choose where the that the goal was to teach our the institution needs. But we wholly funds are most children how to be good people trust Graland, so we give to the Annual and that the high academic Fund every year so that the school can needed.” aptitude of the students is an choose where the funds are most needed,” -Sara Corr outcome of these lessons. Not just the Sara said. initial sentiment, and not the final goal.”

As for getting involved, the Corrs will tell you Over time, Brad and Sara noticed a trust that no matter how much time you have, Graland with Graland that started to build. For example, has an opportunity for you to be an active member of the when it came time for their children to get new teachers school community, in ways both big and small. every year, they never once questioned the selection. “As a “We’re not always able to be there every day. So this is our kid, I remember the anxiety of finding out what class I was way of giving back and trying to be there when we can. There going to be in and who my teacher was going to be. Now, as are the parents who are able to be room parents and be parents, we don’t even think twice about it. We just trust the involved on a daily basis. There are people who can serve in system because every grade has been outstanding,” Brad said. leadership roles within the GPA. And then there are people, For this reason, when the time came to support teachers like us, who find different ways to help out,” Brad said. “We during the recent Inspire Campaign or donate to the Annual realize that we can’t be there for everything, but this is one Fund, the Corrs did not hesitate to get involved. way we can help. Graland does provide those opportunities “It’s amazing to see what Josh has accomplished, what the for everyone, so it makes it easy to get involved.”

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