Leave Your Mark at RCDS! Show your support and make a lasting impression at RCDS by purchasing a personalized brick for display on the RCDS campus. Ordering a brick allows you to participate in the Building on Excellence Campaign, and it is a wonderful way to honor a graduating student, favorite teacher, family member or friend. The full amount of your payment is tax-deductible. To place an order, please click here to download the form, complete the order form and mail it to the Development Office. You may also call us at (914) 925-4524.

Capital Campaign

On January 19, 2007, the RCDS celebrated the public announcement of the RCDS Building on Excellence campaign. Please explore this area of the website to learn about the campaign goals and its progress. You can also download a detailed version of the Capital Campaign Case Statement if you click here.  If you have any further questions about the campaign, please call Virginia Rowen at 914-925-4523.

Dear Members of the RCDS Community,

We are pleased and proud to announce the launching of our new capital campaign, Building on Excellence. As the title suggests, the funds will be dedicated to enhancing the Rye Country Day School experience for all our students and to ensuring an even brighter future for RCDS as the standard bearer of excellence in education.

A principal goal of the campaign, therefore, is to add significantly to the school’s endowment fund. Earnings from the endowment will underwrite the school’s outreach and scholarship programs, allowing our community to remain open, diverse, and inclusive. The endowment funds will also be used to establish faculty chairs, to honor and motivate pedagogical excellence, as well as to recognize outstanding contributions in all facets of curricular and extra-curricular student life. Attracting and retaining the highest level of professional educators is our best assurance of maintaining and building excellence.

Download the January 2009 Capital Campaign Newsletter

In addition to meeting the demands of our scholarship program and adding strength and stability to faculty compensation, the campaign will generate funding for a number of physical enhancements to the campus. These will include the construction of Wildcat Hall, a multi-purpose lecture, performance, and classroom facility adjacent to the Upper School that will meet the needs of all constituents; the expansion and improvement of our athletic fields, including low-maintenance, high-efficiency artificial turf; renovation and reconfiguration of our Performing Arts Center; and creation of a Technology Fund.

Prior to the inception of the campaign, we sought the involvement and support of present and past trustees of the school and other long-term contributors. We are pleased to report that capital commitment in that “silent phase” of the campaign exceeded $14 million, giving us full confidence that the campaign itself will achieve its overall goals. We are gratified that we have received this initial vote of confidence and pledge that we will continue to earn your trust and meet the needs of your students as we move forward. We hope that we can count on you to support our efforts, and we thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Scott A. Nelson          
Headmaster              

Richard D. Segal
Former President, Board of Trustees (2004 - 2007)

Marlene DiChiacchio
President, Board of Trustees (2007 - 2010)