KCD receives $2 million grant for scholarships!

It's official: we have been awarded a grant from the Malone Foundation! Mr. Lyman made the following announcement a short time ago:

I am extremely proud to announce that Kentucky Country Day School has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Malone Family Foundation. This money will be used to perpetually endow The Malone Scholars Program, which will fund scholarships to motivated students based on merit and financial need. This gift represents the largest gift ever made by a foundation to KCD.

The selection process for this grant is extremely competitive, and only three schools nationally are selected by the Foundation each year. Schools may not apply for a grant but rather are selected by the Foundation on the basis of their academic excellence; the quality of their staff; the breadth and depth of opportunities and accommodations for gifted and talented students; strong AP and enrichment programs; attention to the individual student's needs, interests, and talents; financial strength and stability; a commitment to financial aid; and an economically, culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse population.

That the Malone Family Foundation has selected our school for this grant is a resounding testimonial to the quality of our academic program, the dedication of our faculty, and the strength of our community.

The Foundation partners with only one school in each state. I am proud to announce that we are, and will remain, Kentucky’s only Malone Foundation partner school. The scholarship program that this grant will establish marks another tremendously exciting moment in the history of our school. We will publish further details of the grant in the very near future. Please visit www.malonefamilyfoundation.org to learn more about the program.