The Mardan Timeline
| 1962: |
David Eisenman begins a tutoring program with two students in a small office building in Costa Mesa. He names his new school Mardan after his two daughters, Marla and Dana. |
| 1967: |
Mardan's first day school class opens with 12 students, and offers its first scholarship. The tutoring program now serves 145 students. |
| 1968: |
The old Costa Mesa City Hall becomes the new Mardan building for 60 full-time students. |
| 1969: |
The first Mardan student to be funded by a public school district is enrolled. |
| 1970: |
Day school enrollment increases to 100 full-time students. |
| 1985: |
Recognizing the need for a more centrally located campus to meet the needs of the community, Mardan initiates a Capital Building Campaign with the goal of raising six and a half million dollars for a new facility. |
| 1990: |
The purchase and construction of a spectacular custom-designed facility on three acres in Irvine is complete, made possible by the generosity of private foundations, local corporations, and many donors. Staff and students move into their new home. |
| 1994: |
United Way's Alexis de Tocqueville Society awards David Eisenman its annual Humanitarian Award, for extraordinary service to the Orange County Community. |
| 2008: |
Mardan commemorates its 45th anniversary on April 27th by Celebrating the Legacy with a gala dinner at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort in honor of David Eisenman. Staff, students, parents, board members, and community leaders, past and present, gather to share a special evening of reflection and celebrate the individual who made it all possible. |
| 2009: |
Mardan launches a technology initiative to improve access to technology in order to advance student engagement and productivity. Generous contributions from foundations and private donors allow us to establish a student computer lab and take steps to improve connectivity for the entire school. |
Presently, our doors remain open to children with special needs from all over Orange County, and our students continue to thrive academically and emotionally within our close knit school community.
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