As we approach the 70th anniversary of The Country School’s founding, we are reminded of the vision that began with a few devoted shoreline families who sought to place children at the heart of learning, with imaginative teachers as their guides.
Today, that same mission thrives at 341 Opening Hill Road because of you. Your generosity – your willingness to stretch on behalf of our students and teachers –ensures that the academic advantage we offer is stronger than ever.
Through your contributions you have helped us change children's lives forever. For that, we are deeply grateful.
Thank you for your support and belief in the power of this extraordinary education and our gifted teachers who provide it.
With gratitude,
John Fixx Head of School
Christian Vick Director of Development
AnnuAl fund: tHe BAsics
What is the Annual Fund and why is it necessary?
As in most independent schools, tuition and fees by design do not cover the full cost of a student’s education. The Annual Fund provides vital supplelmental funding to enhance academic and extracurricular programming, retain outstanding faculty, and ensure that a Country School education is accessible to an economically diverse population.
How much should I give?
A gift that is meaningful to your family is meaningful to The Country School. While the amount varies for each family, a gift at any level makes a difference.
Why is 100% participation so important?
A gift of any size is an endorsement of The Country School and has a greater impact than its financial support alone. High parent, faculty, and alumni participation is an important factor that foundations and corporations consider when deciding to invest in The Country School.
Does it matter when I make my gift?
Though the Annual Fund runs from July 1 to June 30 every year, we encourage donors to make a gift or pledge before December 31. Making a gift or pledge early significantly helps The Country School in budget planning.
How is the Annual Fund different from the Campaign and the Spring Auction?
The purpose of The Talent Within Campaign is to raise funds for the construction of our new buildings and for the endowment. The Spring Auction, our largest Annual Fund event, raises additional funds for The Country School programs.
2023-2024 AnnuAl giving
Annual giving for 2023-2024 to The Country School encompasses all monetary gifts received during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024. Gifts include contributions to the Annual Fund, endowment, scholarships, restricted gifts, Class of 2024 Gift, capital, matching gifts, and fundraising events. We acknowledge and thank all our supporters for their generosity.
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Great effort has been made to ensure an accurate and thorough Annual Report of Giving for 2023-2024. If you discover an error, please notify Christian Vick. We apologize in advance for any omissions or errors.
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tRailBlazeR CiRCle ($100,000+)
Wendy and Alan Higginson GP ‘19
leadeRShip CiRCle ($50,000+)
Anonymous (3)
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P ‘27
Christy and Scott Stanat P ‘26, ‘28
tRuStee CiRCle ($20,000+ )
Anonymous (2)
Jeff Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03
Kaisa and Sandy Killam GP ‘25, ‘27, ‘29
Monika and Max Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Heidi and Howard Rogers P ‘23, ‘25, ‘28
head of SChool CiRCle ($10,000+)
Dick Bassett P ‘18
Shannon and Brandon Byrne P ‘23, ‘24
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Laura Miller-Cozean and Ron Cozean P ‘16
Carole and Marin Gagliardi P ‘28
Patricia and Patric Gregory P ‘06, ‘08
Lauragene Lyons and Lee Katz P ‘99, ‘01
Bob Kiely P ‘98
Alexandra and James Lee P ‘32, ‘35
Darra and John Redding P ‘16
Lisa and Chip Sinclair P ‘24
Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
leGaCy CiRCle ($5,000+ )
Anonymous
Carly and Matt Callahan P ‘20
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak P ‘31, ‘33
Lia and Brian Clark P ‘27, ‘32
Felicia Cuomo and Dave Coletti P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23
Andi and Timothy Collins GP ‘29, ‘33, ‘33
Margaret Strange P ‘16 and Richard Croce P ‘16
Karen Cunningham
Micaela and Mike Darling P ‘28
Erin and Ralph Debiasi P ‘29
Alise and Jim Ferency P ‘24
Liza and John Fixx P ‘06
Shayna Cunningham and Jim Freeman P ‘25, ‘26, ‘29
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P ‘28, ‘28, ‘32
Melissa and Eric Hill P ‘27, ‘29
Qingqing Wang and Mark Ma P ‘32
Abby and Patrick Sharp P ‘26, ‘28
leaninG tRee CiRCle ($2,500+)
Rachael and Kevin Alford P ‘19, ‘22
Alicia and David Antman P ‘24, ‘27
The Chaney Family Foundation
Lindsay and Alex Ciccone P ‘33
Joan and Chris Hill GP ‘27, ‘29
Judy and Steven Kleinstein P ‘25
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P ‘22, ‘25
Lucy Foundation
Madison Youth Basketball Association
Cathy and Vic McGrady P ‘14, ‘14
Toby and Timothy Scott P ‘78, GP ‘18, ‘18, ‘22
Oon Stafford GP ‘24
Frank Volpe GP ‘32
1955 CiRCle ($1,000+ )
Shannah and Greg Balogh P ‘24
Hadley Haslegrave and Matt Barnes P ‘33
Elizabeth and Joe Brito GP ‘29
Linda and Paul Dietrich GP ‘24, ‘28
Samantha and Lynn Dudinsky P ‘33
Mary Didiuk and Andrew Duffy P ‘22, ‘24
Jan Walzer and David Etzel P ‘11
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P ‘32, ‘33
Sally and Nat Follansbee GP ‘25, ‘26
Gulick & Co.
Felicia Smith and Travis Gulick ‘02
Sandra Springer and Craig Gunderson P ‘25
Karen and Bill Hellenbrand GP ‘27, ‘29
Spring Hollis P ‘23, ‘24, ‘26
Julie O’Connor and Peder Johnsen P ‘24
Steph and Phil Johnson P ‘08, ‘10, ‘18
Heather and Steve Kennedy P ‘24
Alexa Siddon and Barton Kenney P ‘29
Sofia Vassenovitch and Greg Kharabadze P ‘29
JoAnn and Duncan ‘64 MacLane
Tom Main
Chelsea and Tim McNamara P ‘28
Lauren Martini and Matt Mendelsohn P ‘32, ‘34
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P ‘30, ‘32
Ron Milardo P ‘11
The New York Community Trust
Zeynep and Bulent Omay P ‘30, ‘35
2023-2024 AnnuAl giving
Jessica and Patrick Pfeil P ‘23, ‘26
Ari Forray and Chris Sankey P ‘25
Alicia and Ben Sigal P ‘23, ‘25
Aaron Silidker ‘99
Jennifer and Tim Smith P ‘25
Sheila and Jeff Salkin P ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘16
Dee and Wendol Williams P ‘19, ‘20
Charlie Zane ‘12
Blue and Gold CiRCle ($500+ )
Francesca and Mike Allegra P ‘32, ‘34
Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff and Ben Barnes P ‘30
Jennifer Lansdowne and Ludo Boure P ‘25
Terry Byrnes ‘60
Clo and Stephen ‘70 Davis P ‘10
Anna and Stephen Giardina P ‘27
Pam and Martin Glasser P ‘09, ‘11
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P ‘31, ‘33
Anna and Jeff Hladky P ‘22, ‘24
Mary Scheimann and Whit Iglehart P ‘11, ‘16, ‘16, ‘16
Veronika and Nate Lee P ‘23, ‘25
Laura Bothwell and Darrick Li P ‘32, ‘34
Danielle Mihalko and Ted London ‘77 P ‘76
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P ‘28, ‘30, ‘35
Stella Pappas GP ‘25
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan P ‘27
Bob Raymond
Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund
Beth Wood and Bill Leidt P ‘09, ‘12
Martha Croog and Itzik Zehavi P ‘28
Zheng Xue and Rui Zheng P ‘32
oWl CiRCle ($250+ )
Alvin Bess ‘77
Karen Chiaia P ‘16, ‘18
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Beth H ‘16 and Brendan Coyne P ‘15, ‘18
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Maryanne and Anthony Cuomo GP ‘16, ‘18, ‘23
Katie and Jerry ‘74 Davis
Melissa and Peter Ginz P ‘20, ‘21
Jackie Grady P ‘19
Rosemary Harry
Terrie and Ted Hartsoe P ‘02, ‘05, ‘11
Jennifer and Jay Hornyak P ‘15, ‘17, ‘21
Joseph’s Photography, Inc.
Lynn Kling
Meg and Fred Leiss P ‘25
Renee and Bruce McIntyre
Kit Ingui and Geoff Molloy P ‘27
Margaret and Rob Newbold P ‘04
Amy and Brian Reen P ‘26, ‘29, ‘32
Qin Shen-Schultz and Jonathan Schultz P ‘23, ‘25
Óli Scott ‘23
Sarah and Jon Shapiro P ‘25
Jane Shaw P ‘86, ‘90
Susan and John Smith GP ‘25, ‘29
Hillary and Anthony Solarino P ‘32
Susan Cayer Stout and Bob Stout P ‘07, ‘11
Teresa and Paul Sullivan P ‘15, ‘18, ‘18
Shabnam and Amir Yazdanyar P ‘33
SuppoRteR CiRCle (up to $249)
Anonymous
Joanne and Ed Arrandale P ‘14, ‘18, ‘18
Barbara and Bob Ballard P ‘08, ‘12
Sarah H ‘16 and Everett Barber
Samantha and David Barney P ‘27
Saundra Shay and Jack Barto GP ‘09, ‘11
Sharon and Paul Barton P ‘92, ‘94
Steve Behr
Paul Birdsall
Corey Blake P ‘24
Natalie and Tom Bothwell GP ‘32, ‘34
Box Tops for Education
Helen and Robert Brown P ‘83, ‘88
Catherine and Charlie Burdge P ‘06, ‘09
Peter Burdge ‘09
Cooper Burke ‘21
Lucy Burke ‘23
John Burt ‘71
Karolyn and Brian Busconi
Jenn Butler
Layna and Peter Cain P ‘01
Adriana Castillo
Regina and Richard Chenell GP ‘25, ‘26, ‘28
Mary Ann and Bill Colbert GP ‘29, ‘35
Heather and Brendan Collins P ‘27
Constellation New Energy Inc.
Joseph Coyne ‘15
Maggie Coyne ‘18
Karen and Peter Cummins P ‘94
Deux Bisous, LLC
Erin and Ryan Duques P ‘22, ‘24
Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson
Terry Eddy ‘60
Claudia Esposito
Essex Savings Bank
Diane Fitzgerald
Meg and Jimmy Girolamo P ‘30, ‘31, ‘33
Diana and Gary Glassman P ‘04, ‘07, ‘09
Joelle Goetz
Anna Imperiale P ‘31, ‘33 and Carlos Gomez P ‘31, ‘33
Kim Graf P ‘19
Patty Gray
Jane Zonino and Steve Gresham P ‘18
Julia Griswold P ‘81, ‘81 GP ‘11, ‘13
Rebecca Halsey
Nancy Hard
Stephanie Hart P ‘23, ‘26
Noah Hastings ‘11
Lonni Helsel
Jodi and Russell Hodge P ‘22
Anne and William Hull P ‘87
2023-2024 AnnuAl giving
Caitlin and Chris Hurtgen
Faith and Craig Irwin P ‘05, ‘07
J. Horton
J. McLaughlin
Angela and Matt Jacobson P ‘27
Junk-2-Junque
Eden and Derek Keil P ‘33
Kerri and Kevin Kelly P ‘04, ‘07
Stacey Koenig
Sage Novak and Dan Kollmer
Linda and Barry Konet P ‘92, ‘98
Amy and Joe LaMacchia P ‘28, ‘31
Shari and Dave Lariviere P ‘25
Courtney Jaser and Andrew Lindgren-Robertson P ‘33
Deborah Line
Kristin and Jared Liu P ‘21, ‘23, ‘26
Raphael Lizcano ‘98
Maryam and Mark Lustberg P ‘27
Meg and Daniel Lyons
Lisa and Morgan MacKay P ‘25
Kaye Maggart GP ‘08, ‘10, ‘18
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P ‘15, ‘18, ‘25
Sally and George Mayer P ‘03
Nicole and Will McDonough P ‘25, ‘26, ‘28
Laura McDowell GP ‘33
Elizabeth and Ian McEvily P ‘28
Tracy McGinley
Amy and Casey McGuane P ‘17, ‘22
Leslie and Sona McNeill P ‘30
Roberta and Walter McNeill GP ‘30
Peggy Tracy and Bill Mendelsohn GP ‘32, ‘34
Karina Mendez Keil
Anne Page and Bob Mercer GP ‘28, ‘30
Aly and Brett Merrill P ‘28, ‘30
Fayne Molloy GP ‘27
Hannah and Will Morris P ‘24, ‘26
Gavitt Woodard and John Morton P ‘32, ‘35
Pauline and Frederick Murphy
Monika and Bruce Neary GP ‘26
Kari Nelson
Gigi Niekrash
Laura Jackman and Vic Parwani P ‘26
Pesky Family Foundation
Wendy and Alan Pesky GP ‘09, ‘11, ‘15
Amy Peters
William Pfeil
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan P ‘27
Bill Pike ‘67
R. J. Julia Booksellers, LLC
Cindy and Peter Richar
Nick Richardson ‘11
Kim and Jesse Rinehart P ‘23
Maya Bartel and Sam Samuelson P ‘32, ‘35
Starr and Phil Sayres P ‘92, ‘96
Kimberly and Gerard Schmid P ‘26, ‘29, ‘32
Marina Scott P ‘24
Joan Shalov
Megan and Kristopher Shapiro P ‘34, ‘35
Emily and Chester Sharp P ‘24
William Shotwell
Tina Silidker P ‘99
Violeta and Vadim Sirot P ‘30
Keith Smith
Brian Smith GP ‘09, ‘11
Linda Springer GP ‘25
Richard Stahl
Stacey and Tom Staron P ‘22, ‘26
Bunny Stock P ‘89, ‘91
Doug Stone ‘63
Betsy and Frank Suatoni GP ‘19
Tadpole Toys Inc.
Felix Talmadge ‘28
Maddox Talmadge ‘25
Leonora and Robert Tobin GP ‘07, ‘11
Kate and Harvey Treat
Gil Klein and Carl Violano P ‘31
Laura Vitale and Chris Wahrenburg P ‘32, ‘35
Maura and Jason Wainio P ‘18
Cathy Baker and Robert Walley GP ‘29
Vicki and Ryan Wepler P ‘27, ‘30
Garrett Wilkes ‘05
Willow Birch LLC
Heidi and Rick Worcester P ‘09, ‘11, ‘15
Carolyn Zonino
ligHts, cAMerA, Auction!
Thanks to Chair Francesca Allegra P ‘32, P ‘34 and Tim McNamara P ‘28, The Country School’s annual Spring Auction at Pine Orchard Yacht and Country Club successfully raised over $51,000 for the Annual Fund. Our community enjoyed a sit-down dinner while bidding on both silent and live auction items.
Anonymous
Rachael and Kevin Alford P ‘19, ‘22
Francesca and Mike Allegra P ‘32, ‘34
Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff and Ben Barnes P ‘30
Hadley Haslegrave and Matt Barnes P ‘33
Carly and Matt Callahan P ‘20
Lia and Brian Clark P ‘27, ‘32
Sarah and Rich Colbert P ‘29, ‘35
Heather and Brendan Collins P ‘27
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Karen Cunningham
Micaela and Mike Darling P ‘28
Erin and Ralph Debiasi P ‘29
Linda and Paul Dietrich GP ‘24, ‘28
Samantha and Lynn Dudinsky P ‘33
Liza and John Fixx P ‘06
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P ‘32, ‘33
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P ‘28, ‘28, ‘32
Melissa and Peter Ginz P ‘20, ‘21
Nancy Hard
Rosemary Harry
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P ‘31, ‘33
Karen and Bill Hellenbrand GP ‘27, ‘29
Melissa and Eric Hill P ‘27, ‘29
Alexa Siddon and Barton Kenney P ‘29
Sofia Vassenovitch and Greg Kharabadze P ‘29
Carl Violano and Gil Klein P ‘31
Monika and Max Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Alexandra and James Lee P ‘32, ‘35
Meg and Fred Leiss P ‘25
Laura Bothwell and Darrick Li P ‘32, ‘34
Peggy Tracy and Bill Mendelsohn
Lauren Martini and Matt Mendelsohn P ‘32, ‘34
Cathy and Vic McGrady P ‘14, ‘14
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P ‘28, ‘30, ‘35
Chelsea and Tim McNamara P ‘28
Anne Page and Bob Mercer GP ‘28, ‘30
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P ‘30, ‘32
Aly and Brett Merrill P ‘28, ‘30
Kit Ingui and Geoff Molloy P ‘27
Gavitt Woodard and John Morton P ‘32, ‘35
Monika and Bruce Neary GP ‘26
Bob Raymond
Kristen and Charlie ‘01 Robertson P ‘33, ‘35
Kate Stafford and Oliver Schupp P ‘24
Sarah and Jon Shapiro P ‘25
Megan and Kristopher Shapiro P ‘34, ‘35
Abby and Patrick Sharp P ‘26, ‘28
Qin Shen-Schultz and Jonathan Schultz P ‘23, ‘25
Hillary and Anthony Solarino P ‘32
Frank Volpe GP ‘32
Cathy Baker and Robert Walley GP ‘29
Dee and Wendol Williams P ‘19, ‘20
Shabnam and Amir Yazdanyar P ‘33
Zane’s Incorporated
Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
Martha Croog and Itzik Zehavi P ‘28
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CompRehenSive Capital CampaiGn
engineering fAcility And MAkerspAces
Anonymous
Rachael and Kevin Alford P '19, '22
Dick Bassett P '18
Paul Birdsall
Elizabeth and Joe Brito GP '29
Layna and Peter Cain P '01
Carly and Matthew Callahan P ‘20, ‘22
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak P '31, '33
Natalie and Daniel Clare P ‘21, ‘25
Lia and Brian Clark P '27, '32
Sarah and Rich Colbert P '29, '35
Laura Miller-Cozean and Ron Cozean P '16
Karen Cunningham
Felicia Cuomo and Dave Coletti P '16, '18, '23
Margaret Strange P ‘16 and Richard Croce P ‘16
Maryanne and Anthony Cuomo GP '16, '18, '23
Linda and Paul Dietrich GP ‘24, ‘28
Alise and Jim Ferency P ‘24
Liza and John Fixx P ‘06
Shayna Cunningham and Jim Freeman P '25, '26, '29
Carole and Marin Gagliardi P '28
Anna and Stephen Giardina P '27
Melissa and Peter Ginz P ‘20, 21
Patricia and Patric Gregory P '06, '08
Gulick & Co.
Felicia Smith and Travis Gulick ‘02
Sandra Springer and Craig Gunderson P ‘25
Katie Hartsoe ‘02
Wendy and Al Higginson GP ‘19
Michelle and Gary Higginson P ‘19
Melissa and Eric Hill P ‘27, ‘29
Jessica and Jordan ‘99 Katz
Bob Kiely P '98
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam P ‘25, ‘27, ‘29
Kaisa and Sandy Killam GP '25, '27, '29
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P ‘22, ‘25
Monika and Maxwell Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Monica and Scott Laurans GP ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Alexandra and James Lee P ‘32, ‘35
Tom Main
Renee and Bruce McIntyre
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P '27
Eileen and John Reach P ‘20, ‘22, ‘26
Darra and John Redding P '16
Kristen and Charlie '01 Robertson P '33, '35
Heidi and Howard Rogers P '23, '25, '28
Holly and Sean Rotermund P ‘18, ‘22
Bonnie Gould Rothberg and Jonathan Rothberg P ‘13, ‘15, ‘23, ‘25
Sheila and Jeff Salkin P ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘16
Kate and Oliver Schupp P '24
Abby and Patrick Sharp P '26, '28
Susan and John Smith GP ‘25, ‘29
Jennifer and Tim Smith P ‘25
Oon Stafford GP '24
Christy and Scott Stanat P ‘26, ‘28
Emily Webster
Dee and Wendol Williams P '19, '20
Charlie Zane '12
Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
Inspired by the same ambition as the generations who built the campus where our community thrives, we embark on a multi-year endeavor to expand the financial health and campus effectiveness of The Country School.
Hands-on learning will happen in our two student Makerspaces. They will bring design thinking to life for students to create interdisciplinary projects. The new Engineering Facility and Maintenance Center will provide a permanent location for our maintenance team for ongoing upkeep and all campus projects.
• All campus buildings have been constructed with funds beyond tuition.
• Blatchford Learning Center, the most recently constructed building, was erected in 1998.
• The last campaign developed the parking lot, the 60th Anniversary Athletics Fields, and the Burt Family Green.
• Our goal is to raise over $3,000,000 to create a larger overall endowment.
Multi-yeAr pledges
We also recognize donors who continue to fulfill multi-year pledges as well as those who have joined the Talent Within Campaign during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Anonymous
Auctus Group
Jeff Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03
Carly and Matthew Callahan P ‘20, ‘22
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak P ‘31
Natalie and Daniel Clare P ‘21, ‘25
Sarah and Richard Colbert P ‘29, 34
Felicia Cuomo and David Coletti P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23
Laura Miller-Cozean and Ron Cozean P ‘16
Margaret Strange and Richard Croce P ‘16
Linda and Paul Dietrich GP ‘24, ‘28
Liza and John Fixx P ‘06
Wendy and Alan Higginson GP ‘19
Melissa and Eric Hill P ‘27, ‘29
Jessica and Jordan Katz ‘99
Lauragene Lyons and Lee Katz P ‘99, ‘01
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam P ‘25, ‘27, ‘29
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P ‘22, ‘25
Monika and Maxwell Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Monica and Scott Laurans GP ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Danielle and Robert Paolucci P ‘27
Kristen and Charlie Robertson ‘01, P ‘33
Heidi and Howard Rogers P ‘23, ‘25, ‘28
Deirdre Devaney and David Scott P ‘18, ‘22
Christy and Scott Stanat P ‘26, ‘28
Dee and Wendol A. Williams P ‘19, P’ 20
Bonnie Hiatt and David Yuh P ‘22, ‘22
gifts to tHe endowMent
The overall endowment is a family of funds created over generations by families, staff, students, and friends of The Country School. Together, these funds support all aspects of the school, including programming, staff recruitment, and financial aid.
Gifts from 2010-2024 have helped the Endowment grow over $900,000.
foundeRS pRomiSe fund foR SCholaRShip
Inspired by the Burt Family’s generosity to scholarship in the 50th year, the Founders Promise Fund for Scholarship Endowment was created by the Daitch Family during The Country School’s 55th Anniversary to honor the school’s Founders.
Gifts to the Founders Promise Fund provide tuition assistance to more than 20% of our students. By helping the school as we recruit and retain students, it gives more and more children the opportunity to realize their potential. We are especially grateful to the following individuals, companies, and foundations that have generously contributed to the Founders Promise Fund and its endowments this year.
Anonymous
Jeff Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Danielle Mihalko and Ted London ‘77 P ‘76
Renee and Bruce McIntyre
Ólafur Scott ‘23
gifts to tHe endowMent
david and maRCia maClane SCholaRShip endoWment fund
The David and Marcia MacLane Endowment for Scholarship is part of the Founders Promise Fund. To honor the work and legacy of the late David T. MacLane, The Country School’s first headmaster, and his wife, Marcia, a special scholarship fund was created in 2012. Established by the MacLanes’ son, Duncan ‘64, and his wife, JoAnn, the MacLane Endowment creates learning opportunities for those whose options were previously limited, benefiting both the scholarship recipients and The Country School community as a whole.
Since its establishment only a decade ago, the fund has grown to $292,000, already helping to educate 16 students who otherwise could not have afforded to attend and become leaders at The Country School and then beyond. We thank all donors who support this fund.
Rachael and Kevin Alford P ‘19, ‘22
Anonymous
Lia and Brian Clark P ‘27, ‘32
Sarah and Rich Colbert P ‘29, ‘35
Karen Cunningham
Micaela and Mike Darling P ‘28
Katie and Jerry ‘74 Davis
Liza and John Fixx P ‘06
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P ‘28, ‘28, ‘32
Nancy Hard
Karen and Bill Hellenbrand GP ‘27, ‘29
Laura Bothwell and Darrick Li P ‘32, ‘34
JoAnn and Duncan ‘64 MacLane
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P ‘30, ‘32
Gavitt Woodard and John Morton P ‘32, ‘35
Cindy and Peter Richar
Kate Stafford and Oliver Schupp P ‘24
Zane’s Incorporated
Founded in 2022 in appreciation by Dr. David Yuh P ‘22, P ‘22 and Dr. Bonnie Hiatt P ’22, ’22, the Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship Fund is awarded to deserving 6th-8th Grade students. The receiving students are leaders in all aspects of our mission and exhibit creativity, a sense of wonder, and intellectual curiosity. Recipients rigorously approach academics and seek to empower their peers to serve the common good – on campus and off.
Recipients of the Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship Fund are selected based on need and merit as well as personal promise and their potential to grow as leaders at The Country School.
Scholarships are renewed each year that the students are enrolled at The Country School provided the recipients stay in strong academic standing and demonstrate good citizenship.
Jenn Butler
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Beth H '16 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18
Joseph Coyne '15
Maggie Coyne '18
Amy Peters
Cindy and Peter Richar
Lisa and Chip Sinclair P '24
elizaBeth Coyne SCholaRShip fund
gifts to tHe endowMent
teaCheR endoWment
The Country School’s 59 faculty members make a living and make a life on campus, often wearing hats beyond the classroom – as coaches, as parents, as advisors, as trip leaders, as committee chairs. This endowment allows us to increase salaries and stipends, bringing us closer to public school compensation and better-endowed independent schools. Donors may make a gift in honor or memory of the teachers, staff members, and administrators whose impact lives in their hearts.
Today, the ability to competitively compensate our valued teachers presents a challenge as the cost of living is increasing more quickly than tuition can be increased. Over the past two years, 10 families have come together with gifts to initiate the Endowment Fund for Teachers, hoping to inspire our entire community to make a difference for our teachers who shaped the lives of our alumni and continue to nurture the minds of our future alumni. We aim to add $2,650,000 to the Teacher Endowment, with the annual draw earmarked specifically to invest in three key areas for faculty: compensation, professional development, and eventual retirement.
Anonymous
Saundra Shay and Jack Barto GP ‘09, ‘11
Natalie and Tom Bothwell GP ‘32, ‘34
Catherine and Charlie Burdge P ‘06, ‘09
Jeff Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03
Class of 2024
Sarah and Rich Colbert P ‘29, ‘35
Sally and Nat Follansbee GP ‘25, ‘26
Wendy and Alan Higginson GP ‘19
Meg and Daniel Lyons
Lauren Martini and Matt Mendelsohn P ‘32, ‘34
Stella Pappas GP ‘25
SaRah BaRBeR peRfoRminG aRtS endoWment fund
In 1990, visionary teacher Sarah Barber, along with her colleagues, acted on their passion for integrating the performing arts into the classroom. Sarah Barber and her team helped The Country School put the A in STEAM. The Sarah Barber Performing Arts Endowment Fund honors past, present, and future performing arts educators including Sarah Barber, Nan DeLucia, Susan Wiles, Victoria Wepler, Brett Merrill, Emily Hope Webster, JR Howe, and Brittany Hebel.
Garrett Wilkes ‘05
gifts to tHe endowMent
ClaSS of 2024 GReenhouSe & endoWment
Legacy giving is a long-standing tradition at The Country School, as families of each graduating class stretch to leave the school even stronger for future generations. As a way to give back to their school, the families of the Class of 2024 put their combined gifts towards the Class of 2024 Greenhouse and the Class of 2024 Endowment Fund. The Greenhouse is an extension of our Children’s Garden and provides an outdoor classroom for our PreSchool-8th Grade students.
Thank you, Class of 2024 Parents and Students, for your generosity totaling more than $24,000!
Alicia and David Antman P ‘24, ‘27
Shannah and Greg Balogh P ‘24
Corey Blake P ‘24
Mary Didiuk and Andrew Duffy P ‘22, ‘24
Alise and Jim Ferency P ‘24
Edina Torgyekes and Mischa Frusztajer P ‘22, ‘24, ‘26
Anna and Jeff Hladky P ‘22, ‘24
Spring Hollis P ‘23, ‘24, ‘26
Julie O’Connor and Peder Johnsen P ‘24
Heather and Steve Kennedy P ‘24
Monika and Max Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Hannah and Will Morris P ‘24, ‘26
Kate Stafford and Oliver Schupp P ‘24
Marina Scott P ‘24
Lisa and Chip Sinclair P ‘24
Outdoor Education Endowment Fund
Outdoor Education at The Country School is a school-wide undertaking that uses the outdoors as both teacher and classroom. The Country School emphasizes the importance of the outdoors in programs that begin in PreSchool and culminate right before 8th Grade Graduation. During their years at The Country School, our students hike the Jordan Katz trails that surround campus and master challenges on our ropes course; they paddle canoes along the Connecticut River and Delaware Water Gap; and they climb mountains, scale rock walls, and ride river rapids in Utah. These students travel well beyond their New Haven County campus.
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Diana and Gary Glassman P ‘04, 07, ‘09
Noah Hastings ‘11
AluMni giving
Our alumni graduate when they are in their early teens; yet, they remember The Country School in their philanthropy many years later. For this, we are most appreciative and grateful for your support!
1960S and 1970S
Alvin Bess ‘77
Jeff Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03
John Burt ‘71
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Katie and Jerry ‘74 Davis
Clo and Stephen ‘70 Davis P ‘10
Terry Eddy ‘60
Danielle Mihalko and Ted London ‘77 P ‘76
JoAnn and Duncan ‘64 MacLane
Bill Pike ‘67
Zoey Shapiro ‘34
Doug Stone ‘63
1980S and 1990S
Raphael Lizcano ‘98
Aaron Silidker ‘99
2000S
Peter Burdge ‘09
Kristen and Charlie ‘01 Robertson P ‘33, ‘35
Garrett Wilkes ‘05
2010S and 2020S
Cooper Burke ‘21
Lucy Burke ‘23
Joseph Coyne ‘15
Maggie Coyne ‘18
Noah Hastings ‘11
Nick Richardson ‘11
Óli Scott ‘23
Felix Talmadge ‘28
Maddox Talmadge ‘25
Charlie Zane ‘12
The Heritage Society was established more than a decade ago in response of the desire of families and individuals close to The Country School to support the school in perpetuity. Including The Country School in an estate plan is tax deductible and a sensible way for donors to take care of themselves and then take care of our school. We are grateful to those who have made these gifts to The Country School.
For information on how you can make a gift of this type, please contact Christian Vick, Director of Development.
Gifts made in celebration of, in memory of, and in honor of the important people in life is an exemplary way to support The Country School and honor these special individuals. Thank you to those donors who have made these types of gifts.
In CeleBRation of
Alvin Bess ‘77
Peter Burdge ‘09
Luke Ciccone ’33
Emma Ferency ‘24
Nancy Hard
Cathy McGrady P ‘14, ‘14
Oakley Milligan ‘26
Oliver Milligan ‘25
Teresa Sullivan P ‘15, ‘18, ‘18
The Wonderful Teachers at The Country School
gifts-in-kind
Along with monetary contributions to help close the gap between tuition income and operating expenses, The Country School receives many goods and services that enrich the educational experience of students, improve the campus, and contribute to our fundraisers. These gifts-in-kind, although not monetary, positively impact the operating budget because they allow us to shift funds to areas where most needed. We thank all donors who contributed to The Country School in this manner during the course of this school year.
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Ashley’s Ice Cream
Jennifer Lansdowne and Ludo Boure P ‘25
Karolyn and Brian Busconi
Cate’s Sew Modern
Karen Chiaia P ‘16, ‘18
Charlie Ciccone
Heather and Brendan Collins P ‘27
Comomango
Micaela and Mike Darling P ‘28
Essex Steam Train and Riverboat
Florence Griswold Museum
Kevin Grimes
Troy Gunther
Nancy Hard
J. Horton
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam
Helise Owens and Mario Kontomerkos P ‘25
Stacey and Kevin Lafferty P ‘21, ‘24
Lake Compounce
Long Wharf Theatre
Madison Flower Shop and Garden Center
Maggie’s of Madison
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P ‘28, ‘30, ‘35
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P ‘27
Michael Picard
Pine Orchard Yacht and Country Club
Kristen and Charlie ‘01 Robertson P ‘33, ‘35
Deirdre A. Devaney and David R. Scott P ‘18, ‘22
Kate Stafford and Oliver Schupp P ‘24
Sheila and Jeff Salkin P ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘16
Abby and Patrick Sharp P ‘26, ‘28
Teresa and Paul Sullivan P ‘15, ‘18, ‘18
The Loft
Waves Academy of Dance
Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
tHe country scHool’s Mission & stAteMent on diversity
The Country School honors our students’ creativity, sense of wonder, and intellectual curiosity. Our integrated curriculum aligns rigorous academics with a commitment to character and leadership development. We nurture every student’s unique role in the community, empowering each to serve the common good. Graduates of The Country School face the future with confidence and an education that lasts a lifetime.
Guided by our mission statement, we affirm that inclusion and equity are essential to our caring community and exist as natural components of our educational program. Understanding diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives promotes the kindness, respect, and responsibility that we build in and beyond our classrooms. Developing empathy allows us to embrace our common humanity by respecting all individuals for who they are. Country School students are leaders and listeners who, through their compassionate actions, can change the world.
