After Sending 7 Boys to The Heights, School Community Is Like Family to the Beattys
Jean and Dan Beatty have 11 children—four girls and seven boys. Their sons attended The Heights from third grade through graduation. And one of their sons now teaches at the school.
"While our sons share genetics, they are incredibly different from each other," Jean says. "Some are more athletic, some are more academic, some are more social. But each one had an amazing experience at The Heights."
"They (The Heights) look at every boy as an individual, fostering their individual needs and talents," Dan adds. "Academically The Heights is very rigorous, giving students the ability to think critically and write well. And while they emphasize academics, the main draw of the school for us is religious development, character development and working with the parents to form young men of strong integrity."
Over the years, the school community became an important part of the Beattys' lives and now feels like extended family.
"The Heights community has been such a profound blessing to us, not just the boys but everyone in the family," Dan says. "We thought, let's treat them like part of the family when it comes to planning our estate. The school will get one-twelfth of our estate, so it's treated like a 12th child in effect.
"For much of our time at the school we relied on financial aid. The last several years we were able to pay full tuition and we were happy to do that. We got a lot out of the school and we hope our gift makes it possible for other families to send their sons who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it."
For more information on making a gift to The Heights, contact James Kolakowski at 301.365.0227 ext. 254 or jkolakowski@heights.edu.