About Us
Welcome to Pinewood!
We are a thriving community of kind and well-rounded students, faculty, administration, alumni, parents, and friends. Please take a look around - we're glad you're here!
Admissions
We Would Love to Meet You
Visit any of our three campuses, and you will immediately sense the exuberance, kindness, and intelligence that our teachers and students inspire in each other every day. Together we create a transformative environment of high expectations, energetic self-expression, and warm encouragement. Quite simply, we love it here, and we believe you will too.
Academics
An Academic Culture of Growth
Through the five tenets of our founding philosophy — passionate expertise, confident self-expression, academic stamina, grounded core values, and supportive exploration — we instill curiosity, mastery, and independence.
Arts
Learning Through Expression
Students from kindergarten through 12th grade study drama, take part in plays and musicals, and learn a variety of increasingly complex visual arts techniques. The results speak volumes. Our students express themselves confidently, respectfully, and vividly, not only with their peers, but with adults. This ability gives them a huge advantage when they enter college—and for the rest of their lives.
Athletics
Exemplifying Excellence
At Pinewood, we believe that athletics contributes to the growth of each student's character. Our mission is to provide competitive opportunities that emphasize the lifelong values of sportsmanship, individual effort, teamwork, dedication, and integrity.
Student Life
Unlimited Exploration
Pinewood offers students numerous opportunities to explore their own diverse facets, known and unknown. No matter what endeavors our students choose to pursue, their experiences spark a journey of self-discovery that is never defined or restricted by labels. At Pinewood, you won’t find the usual stereotypes or clichés—just unlimited exploration.

Long-term Sustained Growth

Capital initiatives are long-term improvements and investment in Pinewood facilities that enable the school to continue to improve our programs and educational offerings to meet the needs of our students. They are a part of the long-term strategic plan of the school to maintain our place as a competitive choice in the Bay area independent school landscape. These capital initiatives can take two forms here at Pinewood.

Capital Campaigns

Shaping our future • Sustaining our Values Capital Campaign

Capital Campaigns are a part of Pinewood's Advancement efforts to meet the needs of growth in our programming and facilities. Due to the generosity of many Pinewood families, we completed a very successful Shaping our future | Sustaining our values Capital Campaign in 2016 that resulted in improvements at Upper Campus and a major remodel of Middle Campus.

Learn More About Our Capital Campaign

Capital Improvement Projects

Pinewood continues to make long-term capital improvements that bolster the school's ability to fulfill its mission: to cultivate an environment where students seek knowledge, demonstrate character, build confidence, and experience joy, all within an uplifting community. Each year, the school administrators and academic leaders evaluate the needs of our programs and identify improvements that will allow our school to maximize the potential of our existing facilities.

We welcome your support for capital projects. If you would like to learn more about the complete list of projects under consideration for the upcoming school year please contact Scott Riches, President of Pinewood school for more information.

capital initiatives

Long-term Sustained Growth

Other ways to give financially:

Mail or drop off a check

Pinewood Development Office
327 Fremont Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94024

Tax payer ID
# 94-1527492

Gifts of Securities (stock)

A gift of long-term, appreciated securities helps save you taxes twice. Such a gift provides an income tax deduction and a capital gains tax savings. It is often the best asset to give. For information on how to make a stock gift, contact the Development Office, via email or 650-209-3041, or ask your broker to contact:

Susan Spaugh
Morgan Stanley
415-984-6615
susan.f.spaugh@morganstanley.com

DCT # 0015
Acct # 164-070998-089
For A/C: Creative Center of Los Altos dba Pinewood School
Tax payer ID # 94-1527492

Gifts in Kind

Matching Gifts

Many employers participate in a matching gifts program as an employee benefit. Matching gifts allow you to double or triple your contributions to the school. Please contact your Human Resources Department for guidelines and forms. You will be recognized by Pinewood School for the sum total of your family's gift AND any corporate match given in your name.

Please note: When donating to Pinewood or requesting a match through your employer, search for "Creative Center of Los Altos dba Pinewood School", tax payer ID# 94-1527492.

Donor-Advised Funds

Other Ways to Gift

In addition to gifts of cash or securities, there are a variety of other gift vehicles that enable donors to make larger gifts than would otherwise be possible. Such gifts often generate substantial tax savings and can result in increased income as well. Each of these gifts must be tailored to a donor’s specific situation. Please feel free to call the Development Office at 650-209-3041 for more information, as well as consulting with your attorney and other advisors.

Gifts of Real Estate or Appreciated Property

Many donors find it attractive to give appreciated property—homes, other types of real estate, businesses, personal property, etc.—because of the potential tax benefits.

Bequests

The simplest way for donors to arrange for a gift from their estate is to include a bequest provision to Pinewood School in their will.

Life Income Plans

These gift plans allow donors to give assets to Pinewood School while retaining an income for themselves or others. In addition to providing income (often tax-free), these gifts offer a number of tax and other advantages.

Gifts of Life Insurance

Many people own some form of life insurance that was purchased to provide protection that is no longer needed, even though the policy is still in force and may have significant cash value. Such policies can form the basis of a gift to Pinewood School.

Contact Us

Ayesha Masud
Director of Development
Email | 650-209-3070

Tammy Wester
Development Associate
Email | 650-209-3009