Giving

The Campaign for Seven Hills

Securing the Future of our Learning Village
Reimagine, Elevate, Discover

From the moment children arrive at The Seven Hills School, they embark on an educational journey that nurtures curiosity and values joyful exploration. A deeply rooted commitment to educating the whole child—developing the mind and heart—means that every Seven Hills student learns how to make meaningful connections within themselves, to each other, and to their world.
 
The success of our school today is due to the investment of the stakeholders who came before us and invested their time, talents, and treasures in Seven Hills. To secure the future of our learning village, we must continue to modernize our campus, enhance our programs, expand access and affordability, and deliver on our commitment to grow our endowment. 

The Campaign for Seven Hills Funds

List of 4 items.

  • The Big Red Build

    A New Lower School Building

  • Student Programs

    Enhanced Learning Opportunities

  • Modified Tuition

    Expanding Access and Affordability

  • Our Endowment

    Strengthening Our Financial Future

Schematic Design Renderings & 3D Lab Flyover

The Need

This ambitious capital campaign aims to rebuild Big Red (currently 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms) into a modern, versatile space that will become the center of the Lower School. Designed to match the caliber and functionality of other campus spaces, the new Big Red will feature bright classrooms and inspiring outdoor areas for hands-on exploration. This building will lay the foundation for future growth, ensuring Seven Hills remains a place where curiosity and inspiration flourish.

The Solution

Building a center for innovation, collaboration, and inquiry will:
  • Create open and flexible classrooms
  • Include a kindergarten through 5th-grade Imagination Lab
  • Integrate the arts and sciences
  • Connect indoor and outdoor learning

The Project Scope

List of 4 items.

  • The Big Red Build

    A redesigned 6010 square foot lower school building with four classrooms, a hands-on K-5th Imagination Lab, an Outdoor Learning Deck, classroom garden spaces, and floor-to-ceiling windows. We are employing off-site, factory-fabricated building systems using renewable mass timber, which aligns with our environmental commitment to using smart and sustainable construction practices and minimizing disruption for our current students.

  • Student Programs

    Enhancing student programs by expanding and innovating the educational experience. Through new middle school electives, lower school Curiosity Workshops, exciting field trips, and a diverse range of arts and core subjects, we are committed to offering fresh and creative programs for students of all ages each year.
    • Curricular funds and initiatives 
    • Departmental funds
    • Professional development funds 
    • After-school athletic programs

  • Modified Tuition

    Our Modified Tuition program is critical to ensuring that students who would benefit from a Seven Hills education and enrich our school community can afford to attend. Our inclusive tuition model includes everything from community lunch and snacks to technology and classroom supplies and domestic day and overnight trips. We are proud of the investment we have made to fund our Modified Tuition program to date, but we strive to do better to increase access and affordability to deserving students and their families.
    • Scholarship funds 
    • International travel grants 
    • Access and affordability initiatives

  • Endowment

    Growing the endowment ensures financial stability, flexibility, and long-term sustainability. It is an investment in our children’s future. That is why, even as we invest in transforming our campus, we are also committed to building our endowment to support strategic teaching and learning priorities while keeping tuition as affordable as possible. A robust endowment allows us to engage in long-term planning with confidence and the ability to adapt nimbly to an ever-changing educational landscape.
    • Funds for student program offerings 
    • Funds for Modified Tuition 
    • Funds for our beautiful campus

Thank You to Our Lead Investors

List of 9 items.

  • $1,000,000+

    • Ravikanth Ganapavarapu and Rohan Ganapavarapu ’20

  • $500,000-$999,999

    • Robert and Renee Little

  • $250,000 - $499,999

    • Benjamin and Sara Clinger
    • John and Laura Furstenthal
    • Matthew and Marissa Janopaul
    • Alex and Maggie Mehran
    • Jay and Julie Meissner
    • Jesse and Erica Weber

  • $150,000-$249,000

    • Kelly and Carrie Barlow
    • Fermin and Sharda Caro Del Castillo
    • Randall and Alice Fan

  • $100,000-$149,999

    • Anonymous (2)
    • Gregory and Sheren Bouchakian
    • Christopher and Annette Butner
    • Sean Collins and Tanvee Mehra
    • Joel and Holly Grossman
    • Matt and Liz Goulding
    • Richard and Patricia Marcogliese
    • Yi Shi and Shangjie Zuo
    • Morgan and Lisa Swiggett
    • Nghia and Pranom Tran

  • $50,000 - $99,999

    • Christian Balzer and Shireen Ghorbani '94
    • Imran Junaid and Anita Bhat
    • Patrick and Alison Blake
    • Tosh Dhanalal and Caroline Love
    • David Fitzgerald and Haywon Lieh
    • Gregory Pilarowski and Anna Gai
    • John and Khira Griscavage
    • Louis Grossman
    • Peter and Julie Gutzwiller
    • Brett and Kymberly Johnson
    • Dasol Park and Claire Kim
    • Cornel and Alexandra Lee
    • Douglas Lee and Michael Weiss
    • Kathleen McNamara and Jihad Mirza
    • David and Anabelle Satterfield
    • Joe Talbott and Amanda Backstrom-Talbott
    • Steve and Linda Wight

  • $25,000 - $49,999

    • Sameer and Stella Advani
    • Siamac Alemazkoor and Chet Siow
    • Frank and Elizabeth Cassal
    • Mark De Baca and Rose Harris
    • Paul and Christa Deeringer
    • Juan Gaviria and Marcela Robledo
    • Karan and Ella Gupta
    • Jim and Shannon Lanzone
    • Stephen and Mackenzie Lesher
    • Eric and Kari Littell
    • Ianthus and Xiomara Martin
    • Robert and Kristina Reichman
    • Kilimanjaro Robbs and Kara King
    • David and Sylvia Pearlstein
    • Paul and Susan Sugarman
    • John Sween and Lisa Barnett Sween
    • Eric ’96 and Emily Wight
    • Yan Xia and Wei He
    • Wally and Kirsten Young

  • $10,000 - $24,999

    • Anonymous (2)
    • Jamil and Cheryl Akoni
    • Sam Deutsch Escalante and Cinzia Stella
    • Kwesi Graves
    • Rajneesh and Margaret Gupta
    • Keith Hand and Suiwen Huang
    • Jacques and Kimberly Herring
    • Thomas and Danielle Kahl
    • Raj and Rupy Krishnan
    • Mitchell Kumagai and Deborah Podberesky
    • Benjamin and Rashna Larson
    • Whitney Livermore '00
    • Matthew and Kamin Macomber
    • Kathleen Manning
    • Gregory and Julie Marsh
    • Patrick and Emily McKenzie
    • Tom and Karen Mulvaney
    • Neil Pathare and Paru Chaudhari
    • Glen Ryan and Vanessa Totten Ryan ’95
    • Andrew and Kathryn Solomon
    • Robert and Amy Walters
    • Ben Winig and Mala Subramanian

  • Up to $9,999

    • Anonymous (2)
    • David Rippon and Heather Alumbaugh
    • Jason and Nicole Ambrose
    • Martin and Jennifer Arnest
    • Maximilian and Lori Auffhammer
    • Christopher and Olivia Avila
    • Kay Bachman
    • Douglas Baloun and Traci Huahn
    • Sanjiv Baxi and Courtney Gonzales
    • Victor Llanque Zonta and Ana Belmonte
    • Taylor Buono
    • Ronald Chan and Fannie Su
    • Steve and Lucy Chappell
    • Lucas Chen and Mai Kozai
    • Neil Meyer and Stephanie Chiang
    • Daniel and Kelley Cochran
    • William and Cynthia Cogswell
    • Kevin and Kitri Cook
    • Christine Currie and John Gingrich
    • Jared and Natalie Dilibero
    • Mario and Tamara Dueñas
    • Barbara Eaton
    • Paul and Laurel Evans
    • Torrey and Bejan Farahbakhsh
    • Cecilia Figueroa
    • Lee and Candace Fleming
    • Kavindar Singh and Kaitlyn Gaffney-Singh
    • Jeff and Kara Galbraith
    • Ryan Gallagher and Nana Numata
    • John and Elizabeth Garcia
    • Carlos Lobo and Riki Gibson
    • John Gingrich and Christine Currie
    • Susanne Goldman
    • Bob and Patty Gonser
    • Ching Chang and Kim Gonzalez-Chang
    • Mark and Christi Gotvald
    • Zarmeen Gulgee
    • Travis and Corinne Hayhurst
    • Nicholas and Alexandra Hays
    • Kyle and Stacey Henley
    • Adrian and Danielle Herrera
    • Sameer and Melissa Hilal
    • Spencer and Gina Hinck
    • Gabriel and Stephanie Hough
    • Patrick and Kimberly Hughes
    • Amber and Frances Hughes
    • Andy and Barb Jaspar
    • Tara and Peter Khoury
    • Nathan Rynerson and Daphna Klugman
    • Chalis Kuba
    • Scott and Kim Kumnick
    • Troy and Nancy Lane
    • Will Laws
    • Adam ’87 and Shannon Lechner
    • Michelle Lee
    • Elgin and Michele Leslie
    • Steve and Sarah Lewis
    • Patrick and Darlet Lin
    • Andrew Lu and Ann Chen
    • Matthew and Shauna Maraccini
    • Blake Suttle and Erin Marnocha
    • Philip McFann
    • Carolyn Nelson
    • Tyler and Jordyn O'Reilly
    • Anthony Jerant and Nancy Palmer
    • Rahul Parikh and Rina Shah
    • Bryce Pinkos '99 and Shawn Wood
    • William and Heidi Plumb
    • Gustavo Rafaela and Samantha Buono
    • Tanner and Erin Ragland
    • Simerjit Singh and Harmol Raikhy
    • Nicholas and Anna Rainsford
    • Justin Ridout
    • Marquis Ridout
    • Michael and Brianne Riley
    • Brendon and Kelly Ritz
    • Daniel and Kristine Rivera
    • Generra and Nicole Rocchi
    • Micheal and Lauren Sanders
    • David Levin and Julie Scarpelli
    • Lauren and Mirib Shallop
    • Matthew and Kristine Shargel
    • Angelina Sosa
    • Kirsten Woods and Jeff Steinberg
    • Stephen and Laura Stokes
    • Seiyonne Suriyakumar ’02 and Anika Shah
    • Gerald and Jessica Sylvester
    • Gerald and Patricia Turetzky
    • Geoffrey and Beth Wadsworth
    • Robinson and Joanie Wills

Campaign Co-Chairs

List of 2 members.

  • Photo of Julie Meissner

    Julie Meissner 

  • Photo of Joel Grossman

    Joel Grossman 

Campaign Committee

List of 8 members.

  • Photo of Shireen Ghorbani

    Shireen Ghorbani 

  • Photo of Charles Graves

    Charles Graves 

  • Photo of Ianthus Martin

    Ianthus Martin 

  • Photo of Kathleen McNamara

    Kathleen McNamara 

  • Photo of Tanvee Mehra

    Tanvee Mehra 

  • Photo of Jihad Mirza

    Jihad Mirza 

  • Photo of Emily Wight

    Emily Wight 

  • Photo of Benjamin Winig

    Benjamin Winig 

Thank you for your support!

We value your partnership as we drive our Campaign forward.
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