Financial Aid
The Powerful Impact of La Pietra’s Financial Aid Program
La Pietra-Hawai’i School for Girls was founded on the belief that the young women of Hawai’i deserved to have a school designed and built especially for them. The school also recognized that the cost of affording a private school education might be prohibitive for some families and their daughters. La Pietra’s long tradition of providing financial aid has made it possible for many deserving girls to pursue their dream of attending the school by keeping a La Pietra education within reach for those families who might not otherwise pursue an independent school education.
La Pietra’s financial aid program reflects an on-going, passionate commitment to intentionally create an inclusive school community promoting socioeconomic diversity reflective of Hawaii’s larger community. A core value at La Pietra is that all students benefit from a school culture and learning environment that cultivates open-mindedness and authentic discourse, real-world connections, collaboration, and critical thinking while capitalizing on the multifaceted experiences, perspectives, and voices of our diverse, all-girls’ school community. La Pietra graduates carry these beliefs and perspectives with them as they embark on their unique journeys in college and beyond, continuing to perpetuate these ideals in their own lives and within the broader community.
During the 2019-2020 school year alone, La Pietra awarded almost $600,000 in need-based financial aid, assisting approximately 50% of the student body with financial aid support. Additionally, in Spring 2020, the school launched the La Pietra Family Support Fund, an emergency financial aid initiative, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund has enabled the school to provide additional aid to those La Pietra families experiencing unexpected financial challenges and economic hardships because of the global coronavirus pandemic to support their desire to enroll their daughter at La Pietra for 2020-2021.
Funding for La Pietra’s financial aid program is made possible by the generous support of many individual donors, including board members, alumnae, parents, staff, and friends in the community, as well as support from grants, foundations and other sources. La Pietra does not receive any state or federal funding in support of the school’s financial aid program.
La Pietra’s financial aid program impacts not only individual students and families, but also advances the school’s commitment to all La Pietra students to cultivate an inclusive, diverse school culture in which all girls are authentically welcomed and embraced.
The Powerful Impact of A La Pietra Education: Transforming Lives through Financial Aid
Read the La Pietra Days Fall 2020 Online Exclusive that share's the stories of three young alumnae who were recipients of Financial Aid and credit La Pietra for the confidence to pursue their passions to the fullest extent.
Teré Aceves
Director of Institutional Advancement & Enrollment Services
email: [email protected]
phone: (808) 922-2744 ext. 119
