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A Vision for Our Future:
Building on our momentum, securing Applewild's sustainability, forever.
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With Your Support
We will elevate our students' experience and secure Applewild's future for generations to come.
The Applewild Forever Capital Campaign includes five initiatives:
Expand Student and Faculty Housing
Build New Athletic & Wellness Center
Renovate Marshall Building & Build New Playgrounds
Restore Crocker House
Invest in our People
Click to View Updates on Applewild's New and Upgraded Facilities
Increase student and faculty accommodations to meet our growing demand, while providing day and boarding students a wider range of academic and extracurricular options and opportunities.
Our growing enrollment and our commitment to physical well-being make a new athletic and wellness center imperative. Our current gymnasium, fully depreciated, no longer meets the needs of our students.
These new facilities will allow Applewild to focus on the well-being of our students and attract/retain students who expect a well-thought-out physical education and athletics program.
After 20+ years of active use, Marshall was in need of revitalization. Our students need a modern facility where they can learn, play, and perform.
The first floor of the Marshall Building has been entirely redeployed to serve our successful preschool program. Our exceptional early childhood education lays a foundation for lifelong learning with our youngest citizens, and provides much-needed childcare for the hard-working families of Central Massachusetts.
Thanks to the generous support of our donors and foundation partners, we have effectively addressed the most critical physical needs of the Marshall Building. Thus far we have invested in fire prevention system upgrades, installed new bathrooms, renovated the main floor entry corridor with new flooring, enhanced the Marshall Library, and created a new Instrumental music room. As we move forward with Phase II, we will replace the flooring throughout the entire Marshall Building and upgrade the Alumni Center for the Performing Arts with new lighting, sound, and video equipment to support a vibrant drama and music program.
Time spent outdoors with friends is one of the iconic experiences of Applewild. Existing climbing structures are over 40 years old, and in need of replacement. The Marshall Playground needs replacing, and the Tree Garden Playground needs updating.
Crocker House is the iconic, beloved, and historic heart of our campus. Generations of students have entered through the big green front door and we welcome every prospective family in the beautiful Laverack Room.
This emblematic space, where it all began, was in need of love and restoration. Phase I of the Crocker House project is nearing completion, as we have repaired pervasive rot, replaced 89 windows and doors, remediated basement water damage, installed new gutters, rubber roofs, and more. In Phase II, we will transform interior spaces to better support school operations. In the Laverack Room, carpet and furnishings are worn out and need replacement. Our health office needs a space that includes treatment rooms, restrooms, and the necessary privacy for health care.
Together, we are ensuring that Crocker House continues to serve present and future generations of students for decades to come.
Applewild ForeverThe professional development fund supports the growth and career advancement of our talented teachers, vital to continuing our long tradition of excellence in teaching.
Applewild ForeverWhy now?
The School has worked hard to innovate the academic curriculum to offer a compelling and differentiated program embracing STEM, project-based learning, Science of Reading, and Bridges Math. The toddler, preschool, and pre-k programs now serve over 100 local families. The junior-boarding program makes an Applewild education available to children from across the country and around the world, elevating the intellectual discourse, and increasing opportunities for all students. The strong learning support program has been augmented to include the Foundations program for bright, dyslexic students.
All of this innovation and growth demonstrates strong programmatic and financial performance, which combined with compelling goals for the future, naturally clarified what is needed to continue offering the highest quality educational experience. Each generation, with thoughtful consideration, has paved the way for the next, ensuring a legacy of support, growth, and success.
Isn't tuition revenue sufficient?
No. As a 501c-3 non-profit, Applewild receives no government funding, and tuition only covers 75% of our day-to-day expenses. Providing a high-quality education is costly, so we depend on fundraising, like the Annual Fund, to bridge the financial gap. Thanks to those who’ve contributed, and we encourage everyone to participate. Capital projects, involving lasting structures or programs, are funded through capital campaigns. Every element on our campus is a result of generous donation - every stick and stone!
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