PCD’s Annual Fund supplies the essential financial support that
allows the School to fulfill its commitment to students and teachers
each year. Because we hope to make a PCD education available to as many
qualified and deserving students as possible, we work hard each year to
control tuition increases. As such, tuition revenue funds only 92% of
our annual operating budget; the balance must be funded through the
generosity of donors. The consistent commitment of everyone in our
community helps support the creative programming and diverse
opportunities that call our students to action. It supports the
dedicated faculty, financial aid, and facilities that enable PCD
students to thrive here now, and continue to do so long after they
leave.
PCD’s founding Head of School Charles Breed threw down the gauntlet in
1923 when he challenged every student to be an active participant in his
community—across every venue. Today, Breed’s words resonate with the
same intensity they did 85 years ago. Students, teachers, coaches,
parents, and alumni all share a responsibility for success here, as our
individual contributions combine to make this School a better place, and
create the vibrant family we are privileged to call our own.
Your gift to the Annual Fund will honor this essential tradition of
participation, and acknowledge that the need to participate extends
beyond the classroom, the playing fields, the art studio and the stage.