Barnard Annual Giving
What is Barnard Annual Giving (BAG)?
Barnard Annual Giving (BAG) is the PTA’s largest and most important fundraiser. This is when we ask families to make a financial investment towards our students’ success. BAG contributions help us fund the big-ticket educational tools to give our students the best learning experience possible.
Our public schools are woefully underfunded. Barnard is a magnet language immersion school with unique needs, and yet we are funded just like any other public school. We rely on parent contributions to provide supplemental resources to give our children a high-quality, dual-language education.
This year’s fundraiser takes place from Sep. 8th-30th with a goal of $110,000. Anything helps but if we can hit our goal of $1/day per student ($360/year) we can reach our goal and further invest in our students! Not to mention that if we reach our goal, there will be an all-school popsicle party. AND, the top 2 classes in TK-1st grade and the top 2 classes in grades 2-5 by participation percentage will get to tape Principal Chao to the wall!
You already know and don’t want to read any further? Click the button to make a one-time or recurring contribution via Konstella!
Where does my money go?
This year the PTA has budgeted over $200,000 to support Barnard with programs, experiences, and resources to provide the best learning environment for our students. Here are some of the key programs that your contribution will support:
- Additional Curriculum and Experiential Learning
- San Diego Youth Science, iReady, MeiZhou Mandarin, RazKids, Scholastic News, and more
- Teacher Support
- Resource teachers (NEW: additional part-time English, Mandarin and Math resource teachers), student tutoring, classroom supplies, professional development, and certifications
- Field Trips
- Educational onside and offsite field trips that students absolutely LOVE
- Campus Upgrades
- This includes shades for the lunch arbor, outdoor games and PE equipment, speakers, student headphones, and more
- Community Building
- Mosaics, Lunar New Year, STEAM Day (returning!), Spooky Dance (NEW!), Writers Day, etc.
What should I give?
Anything you can contribute makes a huge impact on our students’ learning. Our goal is to raise $1 a day ($30/month; $360/year) per student, to meet our fundraising target.
Our students appreciate anything you can give. No donation is too small!
When do I give?
Our BAG campaign will run during September 8th – 30th, 2025, but you can give all year long with recurring contributions! This fundraiser determines what major educational resources we can fund for the year and in the future.
How do I give?
Giving is easy! You can:
- Make a one-time or recurring donation online on Konstella – no need to turn in the form! (We recommend joining Konstella if you haven’t already, it’s the first and most complete source for school info. If you would like to contribute on Konstella without an account, please click here)
- Email bag@barnardpta.org to setup recurring Paypal donations, or
- If cash/check is easiest, please fill in the BAG donation form and drop it off with your contribution to the front office (envelopes will be available)
Milestone reward
If we reach our goal, ALL students get a popsicle party AND Principal Chao gets taped to the wall by the top 4 classes in TK-1 and grades 2-5 with the highest participation percentage!
If you have any questions, please contact the Barnard PTA.
