Blooming Bright Futures -
Support Bright Water Waldorf School!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our 2024-2025 fundraising campaign, "Blooming Bright Futures." This campaign celebrates the beauty of growth, both in nature and in education. Just as tulips bloom into vibrant flowers each spring, our students are blossoming into bright, capable individuals. With your support, we can nurture their growth and provide the tools and opportunities they need to succeed.
At Bright Water Waldorf School, students engage in learning in an integrated, holistic way. Their minds are actively observing and making sense of the world through stories, lessons, and problem-solving. Their hands bring learning to life through materials like yarn, wood, instruments, plants, pens, and paints. Their hearts grow larger with compassion, empathy, and understanding for the greater world around them. Together, we are cultivating creative minds, capable hands, and compassionate hearts—our students are the bright blooms shaping our world!
Like many independent schools across the country, tuition alone does not cover the full cost of a Bright Water Waldorf education. We rely on community-wide fundraising to support our operating costs, including faculty compensation, classroom materials, tuition assistance, and campus maintenance—everything that makes our school so unique. By supporting our operating budget through the "Blooming Bright Futures" campaign, your gift impacts every student, teacher, and staff member, every day.
This year, we have set an ambitious goal to raise $90,000 for the 2024-2025 Blooming Bright Futures Community Fund Campaign. We believe that together, we can achieve this goal, just as one seed can profoundly impact an ecosystem as it grows. Every contribution truly makes a difference!
We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our families, grandparents, alumni, and friends who support our school. Your involvement strengthens the foundation of our community and ensures that our students continue to thrive.
Thank you for your commitment to helping our school bloom even brighter!
Let’s watch these flowers grow this year! We’ll be tracking our campaign’s giving through these tulips. Let’s see them come into full bloom through our campaign!
On behalf of all our students who will benefit from your generosity,
we thank you in advance for your support.
Frequently Asked Questions
WHY NOT INCREASE TUITION TO COVER THE SCHOOL’S COST SO WE DON’T HAVE TO FUNDRAISE?
Tuition income covers 80-90% of our school’s expenses. The Bright Water Waldorf School Community Fund makes a truly special and rich Waldorf experience possible. As part of our school community’s commitment to inclusiveness and diversity, fundraising is required to maintain tuition that is affordable and accessible. This campaign and our Spring Auction will be critical efforts to raise the difference in our school’s expenses.
I CAN’T MAKE A LARGE GIFT. SHOULD I GIVE ANYWAY?
YES! Our hope is that every family, faculty/staff member and trustee is invited to give! Every gift – no matter the size – makes a difference.
CAN I make a gift and pay it over time?
YES! Gifts can be paid over time. Paying your gift over time is a way to stretch your donation – $25 a month over 10 months is $250; $100 pledged over 10 months is $1,000; $500 a month over 10 months is $5,000. All gifts are due by the end of our fiscal year, July 31, 2025.
Can grandparents, alumni and community members support Bright Water Waldorf School?
YES! Giving to the Community Fund is open to the entire community. We welcome support from others and invite them to participate in the campaign this year.
WHOM DO I CONTACT WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Email Bright Water with questions about the Community Fund annual campaign or to make a gift of appreciated stock.
Please Note: While we are unable to process corporate matching gifts this year, we are actively working toward reintroducing this option for the coming year. Your generosity remains vital to our mission, and we deeply appreciate your understanding as we refine and strengthen our giving programs to better serve our community.
Thank you for your continued support in helping us bloom bright futures together!