All gifts made as part of the Superheroes Campaign are considered “restricted” to Upper School capital needs. The School may, under some circumstances, need to reallocate gifts to meet the most pressing capital needs for the Upper School. In some cases, the opportunities described may slightly overlap, and in this case we will work with donors personally to ensure gifts are being applied according their wishes. If you are inerested in making one of the larger gifts and would prefer to do so off-line, by check, or have questions about making your gift, please contact Katie Jett at 202-387-0309 xt 295.
If you wish to make a gift for unspecified needs to be applied at the school’s discretion, please make your donation here.
We are grateful for and will acknowledge every gift.
Naming Opportunities
Champion of Humanities
$10,000 2 Opportunities
Your gift will fund an entire 9th grade or 7/8th grade humanities classroom set up, including chairs and tables, bookcases and class library of reading and reference materials, whiteboards, map sets, . The classroom will be named in your honor and recognized with a plaque that will hang outside the classroom.
Champion of Math & Science
$15,000 2 Opportunities
Your gift will fund an entire 9th grade or 7/8th grade math/science classroom set up, including lab tables and stools, storage cabinets, bookshelves and a class library of reference materials, and whiteboards. The classroom will be named in your honor and recognized with a plaque that will hang outside the classroom.
6th grade Champion
$15,000 1 Opportunity
Your gift will fund an entire 6th grade classroom, including chairs and tables, bookcases with a library of reading and reference materials, whiteboards, map sets, math and science equipment. The classroom will be named in your honor and recognized with a plaque that will hang outside the classroom.
Champion of Learning Technology
$15,000 2 Opportunities
Your gift will help fund 2 mobile computer labs (13 laptop computers on a mobile cart available to classrooms as needed). The mobile computer cart will bear a plaque recognizing your donation.
Non-naming Giving Opportunities
The following giving opportunities are subsets of the larger opportunities above. If a donor should wish to fund an entire classroom, some of the smaller opportunities below might no longer be needed. This web page reflects the opportunities currently available – if you have any questions please contact our development office.
Each of the following gifts will be acknowledged on a central donor plaque to hang in a designated public area of the school.
Champion of Classroom Technology
$4,000 5 Opportunities
Your gift will fund the 2 classroom computers, software, a digital projector, a digital camera, a scanner and a printer for each classroom.
Library Hero
$2,000 ONE TAKEN! Only 2 Opportunities Left
Your gift will fund the humanities class library of rich reading material and reference books for 9th graders and 7/8th grade.
Science Hero 1
$3,000 3 Opportunities
Your gift will fund science materials and equipment for a science classroom including resource books, laboratory kits, triple beam balance, beakers, and burners.
Science Hero 2
$2,500 2 Opportunities
Your gift will provide 12 microscopes for a 9th grade or a7/8th science class.
Mathematics Hero
$3,000 2 Opportunities
Your gift will provide a set of graphing calculators and software for a 9th grade or 7/8th grade math class.
6th Grade Hero
$1500 3 Opportunities
Your gift will fund one of the following: class library of rich reading material and reference books, math textbooks and teaching materials, OR science kits for 6th graders.
Geography Hero
$2000 ONE TAKEN! Only 2 Opportunities Left
Your gift will fund the wall maps, charts, atlases and globes for a classroom.
Expedition Hero
$3,000 4 Opportunities
Your gift will provide each class with field work experiences that support their classroom Expedition.
Learning Technologies Hero
$1000 5 Opportunities
Your gift will provide digital projectors to each classroom in the Upper School for viewing films and clips to enhance Expeditions. Your gift will be recognized on a central donor plaque to hang in a designated public area in the school.
Network Hero
$3000 1 Opportunity
Your gift will provide all the “hidden technology” that makes computer networking and internet access available to staff and students for communication, research, documentation, presentation of work, and school administrative functions.
All-School Hero
$2500 1 Opportunity
Your gift will provide chairs and a small portable sound system for the common area where Upper School will continue the Capital City tradition of All-School Meetings, student performances and other community gatherings.
Athletic Booster
$5000 8 Opportunities
Your gift will fund one of our after-school sports teams (soccer, flag football, basketball, swimming, cheerleading, tennis, track, softball), from equipment such as balls, goals, uniforms and protective gear, to transportation and a portion of coach salaries.
Adventure Hero
$2,000 1 Opportunity
Your gift will fund rock climbing ropes, harnesses, shoes and helmets for our adventure program.
Buy a Science Lab Table
$400 One Taken! Only 10 Opportunities left
Your gift will provide one science lab table for the 9th grade or 7th/8th grade science classroom. Your gift will be recognized on a central donor plaque to hang in a designated public area in the school.
Buy Tables & Chairs
$250 22 Opportunities
Your gift will provide an essential classroom element that all students will use daily: a table and two chairs for a humanities classroom or a 6th grade classroom OR computer tables for one of these classrooms.
Patron of the Digital Arts
$250 24 Opportunities
Your gift helps provide digital cameras and digital video cameras for staff and student use in producing a variety of media for learning and artistic purposes.
Patron of the Visual Arts
$250 10 Opportunities
Your gift provides a wide variety of art supplies for students to create paintings, sculptures, collages and other visual arts.
Patron of the Musical Arts
$250 ONE TAKEN! Only 9 Opportunities Left
Your gift provides musical instruments for use in music classes and our after-school program.
Patron of the Theater Arts
$250 10 Opportunities
Your gift provides performance material including scripts for plays, speeches and interpretive readings, set materials, costumes and other performance needs for dramatic arts classes.
Patron of the Vocal Arts
$250 10 Opportunities
Your gift provides musical scores, song sheets, and wide variety of recordings for use in our vocal music classes.
Buy an Item
These opportunities, like a gift registry, provide for the Upper School on an item by item basis. Here are a few such things we need:
CD Players x4 @ $100
Digital Camera x4@ $200
Microscope x 12 @ $200
Graphing Calculator x 26 @ $120
Television x2 @ $600
TV Cart x 2 @ $350
Scanner x 6 @ $150
Stacking chair carts x3 @ $100
Lab Stools x30 @ $31
Chairs x60 @ $35
White board marker sets x6 @ $25 ONE TAKEN! only 5 Opportunities left
Where It's Needed Most
Any amount Limitless opportunities
Gifts made for this category can be for any amount and will be applied to various needs as we fill the new space for the Upper School. Your gifts will be recognized in our newsletter and annual report, as well as on our website Donors’ Page.