Lake Forest Academy faculty nurture and educate students in the classrooms, on stage, in dormitories, and on playing fields, providing around-the-clock care and supervision to our community of 450 young people. Faculty are the mentors, advisors, and the surrogate parents that students rely on, and require, during these formative teenage years.

This year’s gala will benefit a new faculty housing project at LFA. Your support will:

• Enhance campus life and student well-being: Residential faculty create a safer, more supportive environment where students feel known, cared for, and guided throughout their boarding school experience.

• Strengthen faculty–student connections: Increased on-campus housing allows faculty to be more present and engaged with students beyond the classroom, deepening mentorship, supervision, and community connection seven days a week.

• Attract and retain exceptional educators: High-quality, family-friendly housing helps LFA recruit and keep top-tier faculty in a competitive housing market, ensuring long-term academic and residential excellence.

• Advance LFA’s standing among top boarding schools: Expanding faculty housing moves LFA closer to the 90% on-campus faculty benchmark of the top boarding schools in the country, reinforcing its reputation for educational quality and residential engagement.

Join us in making a great impact on the LFA community through supporting its most committed and essential members—our faculty!