A Note About Tuition and Diversity
We often
are asked, “Why doesn’t the school just raise tuition
so that we don’t have to work so hard to fund raise?” The
answer to that question is simple: We value community. We value
the richness that comes from cultural and socioeconomic diversity. And
we are committed to finding and retaining families who appreciate
and are a good fit for our brand of progressive education. We
never would want a family who belongs at Peninsula School to be
turned away due to lack of money. Compared to
other private schools, Peninsula is incredibly conservative in
its spending and is able to offer one of the lowest private N-8
tuitions in the Bay Area. Although we could increase tuition
and offer more financial aid, ultimately many middle-income families
would be priced out of our school.
There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place
where colors
are brighter, the air softer, and the morning
more fragrant than
ever again.
— Elizabeth Lawrence