What begins inside Odyssey's walls truly changes everything, and our 12,500-square-foot addition, the Carroll Dryden Knott Center, will provide even more space for our school while leaving our foundation, a school built to look like a home, intact.

This new construction will include:

• A dynamic event space
• A dedicated cafeteria space
• New state-of-the-art science classrooms
• Additional classroom and office space

Odyssey is so grateful to the James F. Knott Family for their $5 million matching gift, which will match gifts to this new construction dollar for dollar.

The growth of Odyssey’s endowment is a critical element of Odyssey’s campaign. Its two-fold focus fuels excellence in teaching through faculty support funds and addresses affordability through scholarship funds.

These funds will help provide expanded resources and professional development for our faculty, growing their knowledge of evidence-based methods while ensuring our teachers have the support and tools they need. Because teachers are the heartbeat of Odyssey. They are essential to delivering Odyssey’s unparalleled learning experience.

The scholarship endowment is a beacon of hope for families, making the Odyssey dream a reality. Scholarship endowment funds secure long-term affordability, while unrestricted funds provide immediate aid to families facing financial hardships.

Unrestricted financial aid funds are an essential complement to Odyssey’s scholarship endowments. Here’s why: Odyssey depends on unrestricted resources to assist families who face unexpected financial hardships. These discretionary funds provide a flexibility that is essential to meet emergency situations that arise during the year. The combination of dedicated scholarship endowments and unrestricted financial aid helps Odyssey meet the ever-growing fiscal needs of our students and applicants.

Odyssey’s annual fund, known as the Odyssey Fund, plays a critical role in the fiscal operations of the School. These contributions fund important components of the annual budget, filling the gap between annual tuition revenue and the actual cost of attendance. For many donors, a gift to the Odyssey Fund is the first charitable contribution they make in support of Odyssey. The generosity of our Odyssey Fund donors directly impacts every aspect of Odyssey.

Growing the Odyssey Fund will ensure that Odyssey has the resources to meet the needs of our students and faculty — and the expectations of our families.