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The library is a magical place on Cushman’s Main Campus where our students’ imaginations come alive. Surrounded by a variety of stories and educational literature, this beautiful, yet comfortable, space allows students to read, relax and study in the solitude of a real library. This is significant since many schools today are doing away with tangible books and libraries on their campuses and going completely electronic. We are proud to provide our students with the research-based benefits of this experience.

A long-standing tradition at The Cushman School is for each student to be presented with a Birthday Book on or around their special day. After enjoying their book for some time at home, their book is then returned and “gifted” to our library with a label displaying that student’s name. Many of our alumni love returning to our library and finding their birthday books.

For more information about Cushman’s Birthday Book Tradition, feel free to contact our School Librarian Ms. Sarah Monteiro at: [email protected]

This is a restricted fund that provides scholarship support to families who otherwise could not have their children enrolled at The Cushman School. E. W. Drody was the father of Cushman’s second Head of School, Dr. Joan Lutton.  This fund was started by his family in his memory, and in honor of his passion for education. His support of Dr. Laura Cushman’s vision was carried forward by his daughter, Dr. Joan Lutton.

This fund was established in honor of Maria Junquera-Browne whose children, Chris and Ryan attended The Cushman School and who served our School as a dedicated and engaged parent as well as an executive member of Cushman’s Board of Trustees. This need-based, scholarship fund provides an opportunity for more students to attend The Cushman School and ensure we provide a diverse community of learners.

A planned gift is any major gift, made during the lifetime or at death as part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning. Planned giving enables donors who wish to make a gift to The Cushman School larger than would otherwise be possible from their discretionary income. The gift can be made to the school in three ways:

• An outright gift that is comprised of appreciated assets (i.e. stocks)
• A gift planned to provide a life-long income to the donor (i.e. annuities)
• A gift structured to use estate and tax planning techniques in ways that maximize the gift and/or minimize its impact on the donor’s estate upon her or his passing.

Whether a donor uses cash, appreciated securities/stock, real estate, artwork, partnership interests, personal property, life insurance, or a retirement plan, the benefits of funding a planned gift can make this type of charitable giving beneficial to both the donor and The Cushman School.

Interested in Planned Giving?

If you are interested in learning more about how you can make a gift to Cushman that will last a lifetime, please contact Lisa Arvin at [email protected] for more information.