Greenwich Catholic School Embarks on $2.5 Million Capital Campaign

Greenwich Catholic School has announced the kickoff of the Imagine capital campaign to raise $2.5 million to renovate and expand the Upper School building.

Principal Patrice Kopas said the goal of the initiative — the first capital campaign in the school’s 44-year history — is to renovate and expand GCS’ Upper School building, which serves Grades 6 through 8.

“The Upper School may look fine to the naked eye, but the truth is that with our positive enrollment numbers comes a burden: the need to create additional space,” Kopas said in a statement. “But we also emphasize that this campaign is not only about bricks and mortar. Imagine is about a very special community of people with shared values and priorities who want to ensure the future of our school.”

Campaign co-chairmen Brian Condon and Andrew Sama said that there has been significant progress toward the $2.5 million goal with more than $1 million raised during the quiet phase of the campaign. In kindergarten through 5th grade, there are two classes in each grade. There are three classes of 7th grade and three classes for 8th grade. There are about 475 students enrolled in the school that’s located on a 38-acre campus on North Street.

In a letter endorsing the Imagine campaign, Bishop Frank Caggiano said, “The success of this undertaking will renew Greenwich Catholic’s distinction as the only Diocesan Catholic elementary school in Greenwich, and it will allow the Holy Spirit to advance the mission of all schools in our Diocese.”

To learn more about Greenwich Catholic School or the Imagine Campaign, visit www.gcsct.org/IMAGINE.

Photo credit: www.gcsct.org.

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