CASE STUDY

Chadwick School and
‍The Buckley School

Private High Schools

THE SCHOOL:

Chadwick School and The Buckley School are two of the premier K12 private schools in Southern California. Other private high schools where Daniel has presented Find A Tree include: Pasadena Poly, The Waverly School, Milken Community High School, Viewpoint School (Partial List).

IMPLEMENTATION:

Daniel presented in a variety of formats: speeches, workshops, and student retreats.

RESULTS:

Students who took initiative—the Pioneers—accomplished amazing, life-changing projects for themselves and the beneficiaries of their projects.

CONCLUSION:

Despite the opportunities presented to students at these schools, many students are not reaching their potential. This was exemplified by the responses one senior gave when Daniel asked her what she was going to study as a freshman at Harvard in the fall: “I don’t know.” Daniel followed up by asking, “Why are you going to Harvard?” She responded, “I don’t know.”

Students are expected to follow a path, but they need to reflect on who they are—their talents, interests, and dreams—in order to make their educational experience more meaningful and purposeful. Despite students' privilege, access to resources, and opportunities, the lack of purpose is a disadvantage that many of these students have to overcome.

After hearing Daniel Armstrong speak, we raised over $40,000 and helped over 30 kids with cancer.

─Gaby Wilkerson
12th grade | The Buckley School

Chadwick’s Lauren Dorsey collected hundreds of used shoes from classmates and sent them to an orphanage in South Africa. Jacqui Ahrends, the community service coordinator at St. Cyprian School in Cape Town, South Africa, assisted Lauren. Jacqui wrote of Lauren’s accomplishment: “Congratulations, Lauren…We are humbled by your compassion, enchanted by your courage, and awestruck by your tenacity as you work toward putting shoes on children from materially underprivileged communities!”