Sea Crest Outdoors Campaign

SEA CREST SCHOOL Outdoors Leave it better than we found it

Inspiration is the precursor to innovation At Sea Crest, we seek inspiration to leverage the best ideas to give our children an education that prepares them to be global citizens of a rapidly changing world. We love learning, exploring and expanding our children’s horizons. We teach our students empathy, compassion and how to make ethical choices. We inspire them to innovate.

Sea Crest School and its leadership enjoy a wellearned reputation for decisive and effective action.

Our families take to heart the motto inscribed in our school’s entryway, I leave it better than I found it.

Every generation of parents leaves an extraordinary gift to the students of the future. With our Outdoors, we can realize this dream for our children and make our campus whole and complete; the jewel of the Coast.

At Sea Crest, we execute on our convictions.

Mindfulness

We respond to the needs of our students Since its founding in 1996, the families of Sea Crest have responded to the needs of our students by purchasing a four-acre property, erecting a main classroom building, adding a sports and performance facility, constructing an Innovation Lab and building a second floor, all with an eye toward flexibility and adaptability.

Classrooms and furniture are upgraded and reconfigured as needed, responding to new information about learning styles and effective teaching approaches and sensitively maximizing each student’s potential.

Creativity unleashed

Sharing stories

Our outdoors will nurture our children The final element in the school’s master site plan is the outdoor space that frames and unifies our campus to provide all our students the irreplaceable benefits of daily time outdoors.

Not content with good, Sea Crest educators and parents want a great enhancement to the abundant opportunities to enjoy the out-of-doors available on the Coast— an Outdoors that extends Sea Crest’s unique teaching style beyond the classroom, while still letting kids be kids.

The Outdoors will nurture children’s social, physical and intellectual growth by providing a space designed for imagination, exploration, adventure and wonder.

Observing the natural world

Our outdoors will unify our campus After conferring widely with faculty, parents, students, independent school colleagues and experts, we considered incorporating more than 80 specific requests for elements as whimsical as a roller coaster and as emblematic as a book-lined tree house.

Together with landscape architect Tom Conroy of Half Moon Bay’s Kikuchi + Kankel, we have reimagined our Outdoors to serve the needs of all our students. Our new Outdoors will unify the physical elements of our school into a beautiful, organic, whole campus, where the lessons of environmental stewardship can be taught through play, observation, and practice.

Understanding natural systems

Sustainable farming practices

SEA CREST SCHOOL Outdoors Leave it better than we found it

Developing strong bodies

Performing and gathering

Our outdoors incorporates the lessons of nature The multi-purpose function and flexible design of the Outdoors will provide five main areas to take advantage of the outdoors to enhance education.

The field is the enhancement to the school’s physical education and athletics program. A state of the art playing field for rigorous practice, a perimeter path for running or walking and a brand new play structure. The play equipment will be engineered to enhance mental creativity, physical development, strength and confidence. The Field extends to a new hill, where students can climb and play.

The outdoor amphitheater and creative play area will enable faculty to take their lessons outdoors. These tranquil spaces are great for drama, classes, and an inspiration for creative endeavors.

The updated playstructure will provide new and exciting opportunities for movement, collaboration and imaginative play. This space will allow students to stay active, explore new perspectives, build coordination and develop physical strength.

Sports and athletics

The mindfulness garden area is a place for reflection; where eureka moments happen. This nature area is designed to teach cutting-edge gardening techniques, efficient planting and growing.

The Outdoors incorporates the lessons of nature in a bucolic atmosphere.

Strolling for relaxation; running for exercise

Open-air lessons

Join us in realizing this dream for our children

Multi-purpose spaces

Exuberant play

Rest and reflection

Sensing connections; drawing conclusions

“Nature is beyond all teaching� ~ Tuscan proverb

SEA CREST SCHOOL Outdoors Leave it better than we found it

SEA CREST SCHOOL is dedicated to providing the best in innovative education to inspire and empower our learners to engage curiosity, express creativity, act with compassion, and lead with courage.

Board of Trustees Amy Ramsey, Chair Jim Bartel, Vice Chair Jacquie Cuvelier, CFO Tanya Gulesserian, Secretary Pam Izzo, Trustee Emerita Dr. Tekakwitha M. Pernambuco-Wise, Head of School/Ex-Officio

Chris Andrasick Tarah Byrnes Regan Daniels Barry Franklin Karin Manuele Lynn Marrs

Capital Campaign Committee Lynn Marrs, Chair Michael Adler Chris Andrasick Tarah Byrnes Chris Cuvelier Jacquie Cuvelier Tanya Gulesserian Lino Izzo Karin Manuele Amy Regan Morehouse Dr. Tekakwitha M. Pernambuco-Wise Ambar Pina Jen Popple Amy Ramsey

901 Arnold Way Half Moon Bay, CA

seacrestschool.org 650.712.9892

Gretel Merrill Amy Regan Morehouse Paul Nagengast Ryan Popple Sue Reyneri Julie Walters