Continuing the Tradition

Founded in 1970 Arbor Montessori has a long tradition of parent involvement and financial giving to support our school’s programs, goals and mission. We are proud of this tradition of generosity. It is only through this tradition that we ensure a legacy of the highest quality in education and personal development for our children while sharing the mission of Arbor.

Why we give to Arbor

Tuition alone does not cover the cost of educating our children. To bridge the gap, each year Arbor relies on Annual fundraising campaign revenues to enhance the general operating budget of the school and help assure minimum tuition increases. Traditionally all funds raised provide the sole funding for Arbor’s Faculty Education Fund and Tuition Assistance Program, and special designated projects.

Who gives to Arbor?

None of this would be possible without the support of the entire Arbor Montessori family. Each year Arbor relies on the voluntary support of our board, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, and alumni, parents of alumni, friends and corporate matching gifts to realize our financial goals.

Annual Fund 2007 Teacher Appreciation Challenge

We are thrilled to announce this year’s Annual Fund Challenge—a unique and exciting opportunity!

To honor and thank Arbor's teachers for the extraordinary work they do with our children, an Arbor family has issued a challenge: if we are able to increase membership in the Phoenix Society by 50% (from last year's 52 members to 78), this family will contribute $26,000 to Arbor!

This is a unique opportunity in Arbor’s history, and we simply must meet this challenge. As of March 6, 2008, we secured 75 qualifying gifts towards this goal. We encourage you to make a gift of $1,000 this year to help us reach the challenge. For many of you this means increasing your gift by just a few hundred dollars! If you did not contribute to last year’s Annual Fund, this challenge presents the perfect opportunity to begin anew. Your gift can result in Arbor receiving thousands of additional dollars!

Teaching is not a job, it is a calling. Beginning with the founders and continuing through today, Arbor has been truly blessed with the very best of the best. Let’s join Arbor’s generous and thoughtful challenge donor in showing the teachers that their tireless efforts have not gone unnoticed, and are truly appreciated.

Please contact the Development Office for additional information on how you can support Arbor Montessori and the Annual Fund 2007: Teacher Appreciation Challenge.

Opportunities for Year-Round Giving

The Arbor Phoenix

The Phoenix Society was introduced in 2005 to privately thank those who go “above and beyond” by contributing $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund. While we do not publish the names of members or recognize them in any public way, the Board of Trustees and Arbor Staff host a small event each year to privately thank Phoenix Society members for their extraordinary efforts. In its founding year, 41 families, individuals, and businesses joined the Phoenix Society and, together,

contributed $48,400 to Arbor's Annual Fund.

“Given the attitudes that children imbibe about work, learning, self, and society, we now understand why, for such a small school, Arbor possess its incredible reputation. We wish the Arbor community all the best as it continues to impart an ‘education to life.'”
-- an Arbor parent