Your support enables the school to move forward and accomplish all that we have envisioned for our students of today and tomorrow.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING 2024-2025 EXCELLENCE FUND SUPPORTERS:
The Eagle Society ($5,000+)
Priscilla Carrington
Wes & Emily Stone
The Gold Society ($1,000)
Brent & Molly Goodman
Mitul & Smita Patel
Travis & Lindsay Thomas
Brent & Toni McCullough
Steven & Erica Timmons
Nick & Allyson Finland
Adam & Stephanie Hess
D'mitri & Erin Sofianos
Chris Bertha & Nicole Wellington
Brett & Heather Lundy
John & Megan Manly
Guy & Courtney Davidson
Michael & Rachel Hasselle
Jason & Susannah Pedigo
Joe & Michelle Ippolito
Cody & Nicki Tharpe
Hunter & Paige Saussy
Ken & Courtney Odermatt
Josh & Carolyn McIntosh
Blake & Sarah Berg
With the help of the Excellence Fund, we can provide our teachers and students with the educational tools they need to stay abreast of new technology in the classroom, continue to update the science curriculum, enhance music and arts, expand the middle school, and offer professional growth opportunities for faculty.
We encourage you to donate to the Excellence Fund. Your gift, in any amount, is an investment in every student's education at Hancock Day School. A culture of giving is at the heart of any great educational institution. Gifts to the Excellence Fund support Hancock’s mission to give our students "Roots to Grow and Wings to Fly."
2024-2025 EXCELLENCE FUND PROJECTS AND GOALS:
- Revamp the school lunch program
- Launch a nutritious lunch service by SAGE Dining Services to fuel students' minds and bodies and promote healthy living and academic success. (Will begin in January 2025)
- Advance Educational Technology
- Expand access to cutting-edge technology, tools, and resources so students and teachers can explore, create, and excel.
- Purchase new Chromebooks for 3rd and 4th grade students
- Enhance Outdoor Learning Spaces
- Revitalize engaging and imaginative outdoor learning environments to spark students' curiosity, creativity, and appreciation for nature.
- Improve Classroom Furniture
- Enhance classroom furniture to boost daily comfort and increase student engagement and attention span.
- Upgrade P.E. and Athletic Equipment
- Upgrade physical education and athletics equipment to enhance students' enjoyment of fitness and encourage overall wellness.
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES:
Hancock Day School offers its supporters a variety of ways to donate to the school, including naming opportunities. Below is a list of naming opportunities that are available. For more information, please call 912-351-4500 or email Vaishali Biraj, Director of Development, at vbiraj@hancockdayschool.org.
- Middle School Building __ $500,000
- Primary School Building — $250,000
- Lower School Building — $250,000
- Hancock Hall — $75,000
- Classrooms — $20,000
Hancock Day School is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. No goods or services will be provided in exchange for this contribution. All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS regulations.
WAYS TO GIVE:
- Click HERE to make a one-time or recurring gift to The Excellence Fund with credit card through our secure giving portal.
- Download the PLEDGE CARD and mail or drop off your gift to the school
- Venmo your gift to @hancockdayschool (account with school logo) and include "Excellence Fund" as the note.
- Text 'Give' to 706-605-3667, and follow the prompts
- Mail or drop off a check in the main front office with "Excellence Fund" in the memo
- Donate through the 'Give' section of the FACTS Parent App
- Ask the school to set up a recurring or one-time payment through your family FACTS Incidental account
2023-2024 EXCELLENCE FUND PROJECTS AND GOALS ACHIEVED:
- Revamped the school lunch program
- Began full renovations to the kitchen in Hancock Hall to implement a new school lunch program catered by SAGE Dining Services starting in January 2025
- New learning support classroom
- Transformed classroom space into a private environment dedicated for students to receive one-on-one and small group support tailored to their unique needs, fostering individual growth
- Advanced Educational Technology
- Installed 11 new 75" SMART-Tech RX Series Interactive Whiteboards for Pre-K, 5th grade, MS English, and MS Science classrooms.
- This hardware will significantly enhance student engagement by augmenting teachers’ ability to lead interactive, multi-modal lessons for their students. We will install these devices in additional rooms over the next two to three years, eventually placing a new interactive whiteboard in all academic classrooms.
- Strengthened Academic Curriculum
- Implemented Collaborative Classroom to enhance the ELA curriculum for first through fifth-grade students
- Provided professional development for faculty
- Enhanced Outdoor Learning Spaces
- Completed the final phase of the three-year garden project
- Updated lobby and office spaces
- Renovated the main front lobby and administrative offices, including paint, new floors, and updated furniture (arrives October 2024)
