Ransom Everglades is one of the finest and most distinctive independent day schools in the country thanks to a strong tradition of generous support from alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends. The school continues to evolve through visionary leadership, an unwavering commitment to its educational philosophies, exemplary teaching, an unequaled sense of community and the enthusiastic support of its families.
Gifts support the Ransom Everglades of today while ensuring the school’s place in the world, creating a lasting legacy for future generations. Support for Ransom Everglades allows us to attract and retain outstanding faculty and students to create a vibrant learning community and offer first-rate facilities.
All gifts have a direct impact on the educational experience and ensure that the school continues to evolve to meet the demands of an evermore complex world.
Thanks to all of you who contribute to Ransom Everglades. Your generosity helps the School maintain the standards of excellence set more than a century ago by Paul C. Ransom, and it ensures that we will continue to improve and evolve. We relish the opportunity to recognize those who share in our valuable mission.
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The mission of Ransom Everglades School is to provide an educational environment in which the pursuit of honor, academic excellence and intellectual growth is complemented by concern for the physical, cultural and character development of each student. The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.