A bold vision for Catholic Education
To continue our legacy of transforming minds, lives and spirits and deliver on 21st-century needs, our campus is growing!
Phase I, now underway, will add a new wing with a regulation-size gymnasium and state-of-the-art art and music classrooms.
Phase II will add a new wing to the front of our building, where the modulars are currently located, and feature a new, modern library.
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The vision at Our Lady of Lourdes is to provide our students with a rigorous Catholic academic education that nurtures, inspires, and teaches them to be leaders, problem-solvers, and role models who utilize 21st-century skills, are inclusive in a diverse community, and lead by example as disciples of Christ.
The world needs this vision now more than ever. Due in part to emerging technologies, population growth, and global connectivity, the world continues to change at a frenetic pace. Families, businesses, and education systems around the world are struggling to keep up. A Catholic education offers a strong foundation rooted in timeless values. Anchored in the spirit of Christ, Our Lady of Lourdes students graduate knowing who they are today — and with the skills to succeed in the world of tomorrow.
In fact, the Wall Street Journal recently reported,
“Today, the divergence between Catholic schools and public ones is so great that if all U.S. Catholic schools were a state, their 1.6 million students would rank first in the nation across the NAEP reading and math tests for fourth and eighth graders.”
To continue serving students from all walks of life in the Richmond area, it is time to build a physical environment that matches our transformative community spirit — to create facilities that support our vision long into the future.
Help Us Make Our Vision a Reality
Our dream is a warm, welcoming, safe, and highly functional campus that allows every person to be transformed. This bold expansion project will let us do just that, making our campus a beacon of excellence in the Lakeside area.
But we need your help.
As enrollment and retention continues to increase, there is an immediate need for more space to accommodate both the creativity of our students and the support staff to ensure they are doing their best. This expansion will meet the needs of Lourdes students now and for the next generation and beyond.
Join us as we dramatically shape the future of Lourdes.
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Our Progress
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Goal #1 - Raise $1.4 million in Cash
Construction can begin when we have $1.4M in contributions pledged!
Goal #2 - Raise $2 million in pledges
The spirit of community is one of the strongest aspects of Our Lady of Lourdes. Families are incredibly generous with gifts of time, talent, and treasure. A capital campaign contribution will make an impact on our institution and the lives of countless students in the years to come.
To ensure this project’s success, we invite you to consider a five-year giving commitment. A modest donation every year throughout this project will have an outsized impact — and will ensure the success of our next generation.
To participate, fill out the pledge form below and set up your automatic tax-deductible donations today!
recognition
- All donations will be listed alphabetically on a plaque in the new building.
- Gifts with naming opportunities will be recognized with a plaque or plate at each location sponsored.
Phase I (gym wing)
Naming Opportunities
New addition to be named upon construction
- Gym Wing (________ Center): $1,000,000
Gymnasium: $500,000sponsored!- Playground: $250,000
- Full Basketball Court: $100,000
- Center Court: $50,000
Art Classroom: $30,000sponsored!Music Classroom: $30,000sponsored!Reimagined MPR space: $30,000sponsored!- New Hallway: $25,000
- Breezeway entrance to the new wing: $25,000
Half-size Court (available): $25,000sponsored!Dedication Wall: $20,000sponsored!- Sound System: $20,000
- Girls locker room: $20,000
- Boys locker room: $20,000
Religion classroom (current art room) – $20,000sponsoring by Class of 2023 parents!- Interior entrance to new wing: $20,000
Exterior entrance (double doors) to new wing: $20,000sponsored!Interior Lourdes Cross Mural: $15,000sponsored!- Cheering Section (
2 available): $15,000 1 sponsored; one remaining! - SMARTboards (
2 available): $10,000 1 sponsored; one remaining! - Art storage room: $10,000
- Music room storage: $10,000
- Art room mural: $10,000
Music room mural: $10,000sponsored!Athletics Office: $10,000sponsored!Equipment Room: $10,000sponsored!Crucifix: $10,000sponsored!Interior Gym Cross Mural: $5,000sponsored!Art Rails: $5,000sponsored!- Water bottle refilling station: $5,000
- Music Room acoustic panels: $5,000
- Music Room risers: $5,000
- Portable speaker system and microphones: $5,000
Trophy Display: $5,000sponsored!
Existing Structure
Naming Opportunities
Existing spaces available immediately, and proceeds still support our expansion project!
- Front Entrance: $20,000
- Front Lobby: $15,000
- Leveled Reading Room: $15,000
- Teacher’s Lounge: $15,000
- Multi-Purpose Room Entrance: $15,000
- Outdoor Courtyard Classroom: $15,000
- Large Reading Room breakout office: $10,000
- Smaller Reading Room breakout office: $10,000
- Title 1: $10,000
- Clinic: $10,000
- Classroom 2B: $10,000
- Classroom 3B: $10,000
Interior Stations of the Cross: $5,000sponsored!- Teacher’s Workroom: $5,000
- Lower Hall Storage: $5,000
- Upper Hall Server Room: $5,000
- Exterior Stations of the Cross: $5,000
Check back later in 2024 to see how you can sponsor Phase II of our expansion!
Phase II (Library wing)
Naming Opportunities
New addition to be named upon construction
- Library Wing (________ Center): $1,000,000
- Library: $250,000
- STEM Lab: $50,000
- Classroom: $30,000
- Alumni Honor Wall: $30,000
- New Hallway: $25,000
- Breezeway entrance from the middle school: $25,000
- Exterior entrance to library: $20,000
- SMARTboards (3 available): $10,000
- Library table seating area: $25,000
- Library soft seating area: $25,000
- Library circulation desk: $25,000
- Library picture book zone: $10,000
- Library young readers zone: $10,000
- Library middle school zone: $10,000
- Library reference zone: $10,000
- Library storage room: $10,000
- STEM Lab mural: $10,000
- STEM Lab 3D printing station: $10,000
- STEM Lab Coding station: $10,000
- STEM Lab Maker Space: $10,000
- STEM Lab Robotics space: $10,000
- Stained Glass window (4 available): $10,000
- Crucifix (2 available): $5,000
- Tutoring breakout room: $5,000
- MPR risers: $5,000
Refreshed spaces
- Administrative Office Suite (current library space): $15,000
- Conference Room (current principal’s office): $10,000
- Support Faculty Office (current assistant principal’s office): $5,000
- Admin Office informal meeting space/waiting area: $5,000
