Provide extraordinary educational opportunities to children with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, utilizing research-based intervention strategies and an arts-based learning environment that is college preparatory in scope and sequence.
Develop a center for educational excellence and professional development to disseminate best practices to educators by providing access to the latest research-based curriculum, technology, and training.
Core Purpose and Core Values
AIM transforms and empowers lives through literacy.
Our Core Values:
• Research to Practice
• Fearless Innovation
• Partner for Impact
• Transform the Future of Education
AIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2021–2022
Matthew S. Naylor
Chair, Crumdale Partners
Al Chiaradonna Vice-Chair, SEI Private Banking
Elliot Holtz
Treasurer, Noro Properties, LLC
Brian Lobley
Secretary, Independence Blue Cross
Patricia M. Roberts
Co-CEO
Nancy G. Blair Co-CEO
Teresa Araco Rodgers harp-weaver LLC
Arthur Berkowitz
Former owner and CEO, JE Berkowitz LP
Bryna Berman, Esq.
Advocate for Women and Education
George W. Connell
The Haverford Trust Company
Jennifer Crawford Blackney Hayes Architects
Donna De Carolis
Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship, Drexel University
Darryl J. Ford, Ph.D.
William Penn Charter School
John W. Glomb, Jr.
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Liz Greco-Rocks
Advocate for Education and Mental Health
Patrick J. Hoyer
The Haverford Trust Company
Vince Lowry
Global Beta Advisors
Ernest May
Wells Fargo Capital Finance
John New
WorkMerk LLC
Stan Silverman Vice Chairman, Drexel University
Hans Zandhuis
Chatham Capital, LLC
LETTER FROM CO-FOUNDERS AND CO-CEO’S
PAT ROBERTS & NANCY BLAIR
As the co-founders and now co-CEOs of AIM, we have the privilege of witnessing daily the many ways our AIM community is transforming and empowering lives through literacy. We wish you could see our seniors’ sheer joy as they share their most recent college acceptances with us! They are confident, proud, and fearless as they look forward to their futures. Our student-athletes are true leaders on and off the field, thanks to the mentoring they receive from our leadership team members and coaches. And who can resist the wonder in the eyes of our youngest students as they begin to “break the code” on both reading and writing and feel that they have magical reading abilities?
The most heartfelt letter we received recently was a letter from one of our alum parents sharing their journey and that of their son, who started at AIM in first grade and graduated last year. Here are the words that continue to drive us forward:
“We will never thank you enough that you took so many children along the way with you and gave them this incredible gift that is AIM. [Our son] did his part to be at university today, but without AIM there is no doubt that he wouldn’t be there.”
Over the past year, our growing AIM community has demonstrated the many ways we are Better Together. Our community’s commitment to health and safety allowed us to provide our fearless learners with mission-driven innovative teaching, including the return of student experiential learning trips, on-stage performances, and social events.
Annette Fallon, our new Head of School, officially assumed her role on July 1, 2022, but showed her commitment to getting to know our community by spending at least one day a month throughout the spring meeting with members of AIM Academy’s senior leadership team, collaborating with members of our Executive Cabinet and getting to know our students, and thinking about ways we are AIMing Higher to support future-ready students.
As part of AIM’s re-accreditation process with the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS), each faculty and staff member joined committees to examine and describe our work at AIM as part of the reporting process. The re-accreditation team will visit AIM in April 2023 for a multi-day site visit, and we look forward to introducing them to our innovative team.
Research-to-Practice—In March 2022, we once again welcomed researchers and educators to AIM for our in-person and live-streamed 10th Annual Research to Practice Symposium, examining the important ways that literacy is a civil right for all. The annual event in March also included a day of collaboration and conversation with educators who were guests of Oakland, California-based FULCRUM, led by education advocate Kareem Weaver. Visitors had a chance to explore AIM and discuss ways to spread the impact of structured literacy instruction to more students across the country.
Partner for Impact—We continue to grow our partnerships with researchers and collaborate to support our students with new learning tools while providing feedback to researchers working to improve education. In addition to resuming in-person research with Haskins Laboratories at Yale in our on-campus EEG lab, we launched new partnerships, including a homework app for Middle and Upper School students through Clarifi and piloting an AI learning module in Middle School STEAM classes created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Inclusive AI Literacy & Learning program.
And at the AIM Institute, our partnerships in states and schools across the country continue to grow, whether we are customizing a literacy training course for the state of North Dakota that will be available to any teacher in the state or launching Pathways to Proficient Reading and Pathways to Literacy Leadership courses across the states of Louisiana and Mississippi. Closer to home, we hosted the new Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, Dr. Tony Watlington, and his cabinet, who were beyond impressed with our AIM model. We are especially proud that eight of our AIM Academy faculty members are sharing their knowledge and expertise as AIM Pathways facilitators.
Fearless Innovation—As we continue to find ways to Transform the Future of Education, we are expanding our technology curriculum into developing and supporting neurodiverse students as they gain skills needed to thrive in future endeavors. In December 2021, AIM received $1 million in state RACP funding to support this fearless innovation as we finalize plans to add a 17,000-square-foot, two-story addition to our main building beginning in Spring 2023. This new Global Innovation Hub will be a convening space for both our students and our community of corporate and foundation partners. The Hub will include updated science classrooms, coding and computer tech learning labs, and outdoor learning space. We have enjoyed sharing these plans as part of our AIM Higher capital campaign with many of our long-time supporters over the past year. We are excited to continue these critical conversations.
Your voice and support help share AIM’s impact with the world, whether it is an AIM alum sharing the self-confidence they gained from innovative teachers that have helped them find success in college, a corporate partner supporting scholarships through EITC or a charitable foundation investing in our innovative training and coaching model. We look forward to continuing to build a Foundation for the Future at AIM that supports all of our community and partners.
Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair
WELCOMING NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
ANNETTE FALLON
In October 2021, the AIM Board of Trustees completed its Head of School search and announced that Annette Fallon would assume the role of AIM Academy Head of School as of July 2022. Prior to her formal start at AIM, Annette spent time on campus each month to get to know our community and work with teachers and staff to plan for the year ahead.
“I am thrilled to have joined AIM’s fearless and innovative learning community,” Annette said. “It is an honor to lead AIM into our next shared chapter.”
Annette, who is hosting monthly parent conversations called Fill Your Cup Fridays throughout the 2022-2023 school year, has spent the fall on a Listening Tour with all AIM Academy faculty and staff members. She is grounding her first year in listening, learning, observation and reflection in order to respond to the needs of the school and school community.
Annette is uniquely prepared to lead AIM as we work to transform the future of education. She spent 10 years at the Baltimore Lab School, formerly a division of The Lab School of Washington, the original inspiration and
design of AIM Academy. She served as a teacher and ultimately went on to a leadership role as the Director of Admissions for eight years. Throughout her time at Baltimore Lab School, Annette saw the academic success of students when well-trained teachers delivered evidencebased curriculum and strategies to their students.
Annette went on to become the Director of Outreach at Jemicy School outside of Baltimore, MD. Her leadership roles on the national board of the International Dyslexia Association (Finance Committee) and her three-term position as President of the Maryland Branch of the IDA served to give Annette a broad view of the national and international landscape of learning differences. Annette received her M.Ed from Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and her Certificate in School Leadership and Management from HGSE and Harvard Business School in June. The highlight of her graduation was walking across the stage to receive her diploma with her 4-year-old daughter Edie.
FACULTY
RECEIVE READING INSTRUCTION
CERTIFICATION WITH AIM PATHWAYS
Providing evidence-based literacy training to AIM faculty and staff has always been an important role of the AIM Institute. We are proud that 56 current faculty members have completed Pathways training and another 20 are currently enrolled in Pathways to Proficient Reading. Even more notably, 17 of our AIM team members have chosen to sit for the KPEERI exam from The Center for Effective Reading Instruction and have received their KPEERI certification.
Scoop, a 2 1/2-year-old golden retriever, joined our AIM community as the new facility dog in November 2021 following Kelly’s move to Colorado. Scoop, who came to AIM from Georgia and is trained by local organization Paws & Affection, was unsurprisingly met with lots of petting session and time getting to know students. Upper School Counselor Liz Strauss is her primary handler and she continues to work with our Speech and Occupational Therapists to support students. In November 2022, Scoop also started working in the Nurse’s Office with Lindsey Brown. You can keep up with Scoop’s life at AIM on Instagram @scoop_at_ aim_academy.
IMPACT SCALING FOR IMPACT—
AIM PATHWAYS BY THE NUMBERS
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63,075 COMPREHENSIVE COURSES STUDENTS IMPACTED 29 STATES with Pathways Trained Educators in 2022 with a total of 8,323 educators trained. Z Z
In last year’s annual report we shared our goal of training 10,000 teachers in five years in our AIM Pathways platform. We are thrilled that AIM has already well exceeded this goal by adding 5,800 AIM Pathways participants during the 2021-2022 fiscal year and topping 10,000 educators in August 2022 after a robust summer of learning! On January 1, 2022 we launched a new learning platform to access our four AIM Pathway Courses and Steps to Literacy modules providing opportunities for our quickly growing AIM Pathways community to continue to learn and access resources and collaborate with one another. This important change was supported by several foundation investors to help provide us room to scale for impact to support more educators in more schools, districts and states. AIM Pathways is now approved professional development or in use in districts in more than 26 states around the country with opportunities to partner for impact arising each day. There is a groundswell of focus and interest in how children in our country learn to read and we are thrilled to be part of the solution to transform and empower lives through literacy training for educators.
“Super, super, super informative. I think all district reading people, administrators, and teachers of reading should take these courses.”
MOLLY A., DELAWARE
• Customized Course for North Dakota Educators: In order to provide all North Dakota teachers with access to professional development in the Science of Reading, AIM has partnered with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and ND Regional Education Association to create a customized course based on AIM Pathways. Through this partnership, over 3,000 educators will have access to evidence-based content in the Science of Reading to help impact student learning with the NDSOR: Reaching All Learners course.
• Scholarships for Wisconsin Educators and Education Leaders: Thanks to support of the Kingsbury Family Foundation, AIM worked with WI Reads to provide 30 school leaders and 30 educators the opportunity to enroll in Pathways to Literacy Leadership or Pathways to Proficient Reading course last summer.
• AIM Teachers Share Expertise as AIM Pathways Facilitators: In addition to providing AIM Pathways course training to all AIM faculty members, eight of our experienced faculty members are also working as facilitators for the Virtual Community of Practice coaching sessions that are a key part of supporting implementation of new knowledge into classroom practice.
PATHWAYS MAP updated as of November 2022
Blue = States where AIM Pathways is state approved for professional development or has school partnerships.
• Launching New Learning Modules: In order to provide even more educators access to training in the Science of Reading, AIM launched short form, fully asynchronous courses to its course offerings in 2022. Using content from our AIM Pathways courses, these learning opportunities are very useful for providing training to paraprofessionals working in schools as well as subject level teachers interested in gaining structured literacy knowledge.
• Demystifying D yslexia Online: AIM took its past in-person dyslexia training course and created an online instructional course with interactive content to better understand dyslexia and ways to support children and students with language-based learning differences.
WISCONSIN READS
BRIDGING POLICY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE—AIM CO-HOSTS NATIONAL SUMMIT
In July 2021, AIM in partnership with the Haskins Global Literacy Hub launched an ongoing conversation bringing together representatives from 26 different state education departments and literacy researchers.
The Haskins Global Literacy Hub Policy Summit was convened to allow state education administrators to learn from researchers and share ways they are advancing the Science of Reading in their states including stories and challenges.
The important work of the summit took place following the half-day gathering with the formation of ongoing working groups that included leaders from State Departments of Education, researchers, and literacy experts. It was evident that our State Departments of Education have been working independently to launch similar initiatives and solve common problems. By creating this network, we have begun to leverage the group’s expertise and research to evaluate, synthesize, and create better models and resources that align to implementation science.
The four working groups focused on the topics of:
• Foundational Literacy Skills
• Struggling Readers in Middle School and High School
• Multilingual Learners
• Students with Learning Disabilities
We are excited by the collaborative partnerships that have been formed through this initiative and look forward to continued conversation and work together.
AIM EEG Lab Highlighted in Research Journal—In 2018, AIM became the first education partner in the Haskins Global Literacy Hub and created our in-school EEG lab to support literacy research endeavors with AIM student volunteers. AIM students have been volunteering to participate in the Predicting Learning Outcomes study with Haskins since 2019 and work on this ongoing study continued this spring.
In April, the Journal of Research in Reading published an article by Haskins Laboratories researchers and members of AIM’s team and Windward School about the promise of inschool partnerships for furthering neuroscience literacy research. The article finds that these in-school partnerships, which allow students to be evaluated during the school day in a more familiar setting, allows for “frequent and more ecologically valid assessments” and furthers the Haskins Global Literacy Hub’s goal of creating more direct communication and collaboration between scientists and educators.
AIM’s collaboration with researchers and support from its Research Advisory Board was foundational as we developed our curriculum and Integrated Literacy Model. As we continue to follow the research these ongoing relationships allow us to partner for impact and put research into practice.
RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
DANIEL BERCH, PH.D
KATE CAIN, BSC.D.PHIL
DONALD L. COMPTON, PH.D.
MICHELLE DUDA, PH.D.
STEVEN GRAHAM, ED.D.
NANCY HENNESSY, M.ED.
LOUISA MOATS, ED.D.
TIM ODEGARD, PH.D.
KEN PUGH, PH.D.
HOLLIS SCARBOROUGH, PH.D.
JULIE WASHINGTON, PH.D.
BARBARA WILSON, M.ED.
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IN-SCHOOL RESEARCH RETURNS TO AIM
AIM’s focus on researchto-practice means finding opportunities to support both researchers and student learning During the 20212022 school year AIM worked with new partners in the classroom and continued our important work with Haskins Global Literacy Hub During the 2022-2023 school year we will continue this work and add even more study opportunities including with Stanford University’s Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR) project.
NEW PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS TEEN HOMEWORK HABITS
Last fall, AIM 8th graders and Upper School students volunteered to participate in a study using Clarifi, a new ed tech tool designed to support teens as they complete homework and develop good study habits.
Clarifi creator Bryan Dinner, a University of Pennsylvania student, created Clarifi when the strategies he had used to manage his ADHD throughout high school and college stopped working when classes went online during the pandemic. Dinner specifically chose AIM as a place to test this new opportunity given our commitment to research and our support of students with learning differences and ADHD.
TESTING AI CURRICULUM AND DESIGN THINKING WITH MIT
Middle School STEAM students piloted a learning module exploring Artificial Intelligence through a partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Inclusive AI LIteracy & Learning in Testing AI Curriculum. Students explored how AI can help humans interact with each other, places and ideas in new ways by using programs such as Scratch and Teachable Machines to create prototypes for meditation and mindfulness rooms.
HASKINS RESEARCHERS INTRODUCE EEG STUDY TO STUDENTS
Haskins neuroscience researchers visited AIM in the spring to introduce Lower School students to the Predicting Learning Outcomes study and to share with them what the experience might be like if they were a student volunteer for this unique in-school research opportunities. Students got to feel and see the EEG electrode caps up close and learned a little bit about how their brain processes words and learning. Haskins researchers continued the study in-person this year and are continuing lab work in Fall 2022.
EYE TO EYE PROVIDES IN SCHOOL MENTORING OPPORTUNITY
Eye to Eye is one of AIM’s most popular clubs. AIM is the national organization’s first high school partner and we are pleased to have been able to find ways to continue our partnership despite pandemic restrictions of working with local public schools. AIM moved our program in house last year and every Wednesday after school 12 Upper School student mentors met with 12 Lower School students to work on art projects that related to exploring learning differences. Led by two AIM seniors, Anna and Ellie C., students worked on projects such as building bowling pins with their negative feelings about learning differences, then knocking them down to strike out stigmas. Another week, students wrote their strengths on lily pads and spread them throughout the lower school hallway so that students could jump from lily pad to lily pad as they shared their strengths with their peers. As the year progressed, a beautiful confidence emerged in each lower school student as they looked to their mentors as role models for how to embrace one’s dyslexia and harness your own creativity, intelligence, and work ethic. It was inspiring to walk past the GRC and see the way the students, both older and younger, lit up when they came together to celebrate their differences.
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SUPPORTING EDUCATORS WITH ACCESS TO RESEARCHERS TO INFORM CLASSROOM PRACTICE
10TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
FOCUSES ON LITERACY AS A CIVIL RIGHT
More than 3,000 educators around the world registered for AIM’s annual free day of literacy learning in March with an opening presentation by Kareem Weaver entitled The Literacy Bell: Chaos or Community that encouraged participants to leverage the Science of Reading to support all learners.
The focus of learning at this year’s event, which was held in person was, Understanding the Influence of Linguistic Variation on Reading, was moderated by AIM Research Advisory Board member Dr. Julie Washington, who has spoken at past symposia on African-American English, and included additional presentations by:
• Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan on The Science of Reading for English Learners: What Every Teacher Should Know
• Resha Conroy, founder of the Dyslexia Alliance for Black Children, on Exploring the Intersectionality of Race and Dyslexia.
• Dr. Linnea Ehri—this year’s Hollis Scarborough Award Recipient which was presented by AIM Research Advisory Board member Nancy Hennessy.
Dr. Ehri’s presentation was on how to apply research on the ways children learn to read words when evaluating instructional practices. This discussion has led to an opportunity of further partnership and collaboration with AIM as Dr. Ehri worked with us to create our newest AIM Pathways Steps to Literacy module, Growing Proficient Readers: Dr. Ehri’s Phases of Development. This fully online course includes sections of Dr. Ehri explaining her seminal research in early reading to educators as well as printed Animated Alphabet cards to support classroom instruction.
CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS— WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION
In addition to learning from researchers on March 14, symposium attendees also heard directly from education leaders in the field who are addressing the opportunity and challenge of adopting the Science of Reading in schools. They heard details about training, implementation, outcomes and challenges from three different AIM Pathways partners including:
• Louisiana Department of Education
Sharing lessons learned in the state’s Reading Revival with structured literacy required for all K-3 educators and administrators statewide.
• School District of Philadelphia
Announcing that the percentage of Clara Barton Kindergarten students needing intensive intervention has plummeted from fall to spring since teachers started implementing AIM Pathways training in the classroom. All of the educators at Clara Barton, Philadelphia’s only K-2 school are Pathways trained for the 2022-2023 school year.
• School District of the City of York
Describing their journey forward with literacy instruction from curriculum work to AIM Pathways training for educators.
11TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM SAVE THE DATE— MARCH 13, 2023
CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS— PLANNING FOR IMPACT
California educators invited to the symposium by speaker Kareem Weaver continued the conversation about supporting all learners during a gathering the day after this year’s symposium. Educators and community supporters from FULCRUM in Oakland saw our innovative teaching at work and joined in conversation about next steps to spread access to literacy training to support all learners. Thanks to support from a generous donor, a group of Oakland area leaders began to unlock the power of the Science of Reading this fall with their enrollment in a Pathways to Literacy Leadership cohort.
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AIM ATHLETES
Our AIM Academy athletes jumped back into action during the 2021-2022 school year with enthusiasm and a spirit that epitomizes the team effort and support symbolized by the Wolf Pack. The athletic season included a 1st win for our girl’s lacrosse team, medals for our boys tennis players and a record number of Middle School students registered for winter basketball. For younger students or those interested in non-competitive athletic pursuits, after school activities like Flag Football, Girls on the Run and Ski Club were must do events. AIM Director of Athletics and Student Life Jason McGhee and his team are committed to providing extraordinary student life and athletic opportunities that focus on holistic student and student-athlete development.
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FEARLESS AND FUTURE READY— NEW SPACES FOR FUTURE READY LEARNING
AIM’s commitment to fearless innovation is at the heart of our work to transform and empower lives through literacy. As we look for ways to best prepare our students to take on the world as neurodiverse learners, we are designing ways to provide more innovative learning spaces and opportunities. Our new STEAM Innovation and Makerspace rooms brought our innovation technology instructors together in one space last year. And in December 2021, AIM learned it had been awarded a $1 million statefunded RACP (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program) matching grant to support our plans to construct an addition and renovate learning spaces, to further expand our Global Innovation Hub and creative spaces.
A flythrough video was shared at our AIM for the Stars Gala depicting the planned addition, which will be located behind the building at the site of our back parking lot. The space will include new science labs, collaboration spaces for AIM partners, classrooms, green spaces and exploration spaces for expanded innovative tech learning. We anticipate breaking ground in Spring 2023 and look forward to sharing more information about our plans to AIM Higher
ROBOTIC ADDITION TO TECH TEAM
In April, AIM students were introduced to a new, highlyinteractive, programmable, humanoid robot. The Pepperbrand robot, who has since been named AIMA, can dance, tell jokes, play tic-tac-toe and be programmed by students. Middle School students learned how to program AIMA to recognize voices and expressions, how to use poses and create interactive games and showed off their work during b.A.S.H.
• The Four Cs Club—The Upper School Cultural Culinary Cooking Club (The 4Cs Club) learned about and enjoyed cuisine from around the world hosting bi-monthly luncheons with each event planned to celebrate the culture of a different region around the world. Student club members often suggested countries or cultures to learn about based on their own cultural experiences or those of their relatives. Generous family members also helped contribute to the club feats. Cultures featured include Puerto Rico, Greece, Australia, Chile, the Middle East, Firehouse Food, Thailand, and Italy.
• Record Campaign for AIM Mini-THON—
Led by senior Ellie C. last year’s enthusiastic team of Mini-THON members hosted shopping events, gratitude gram fundraisers and even a spring Spirit Week to promote this year’s campaign to support pediatric cancer. When the last face paint was wiped off and balls put away in the ACC, students learned that they had well exceeded their goal of raising $4,500 but rather had collected a record $11,176.28 For The Kids!
• Cross Division Connections for Global Scholars—AIM Upper School Global Scholars worked in collaboration with Lower School teachers to create and teach an interactive lesson to 5th graders directly connected to their Animals in Society reading unit. Students learned about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Life on Land and enjoyed a sorting activity to match actions that met different goals.
• STEAM Dream and Traveling Treehouse Partnership—5th graders in Kathy Brandon’s Daring Advisory group hosted PJ Day and pretzel fundraisers to purchase 61 books to provide to Philadelphia students through the Traveling Treehouse bookmobile last winter. And in March the Traveling Treehouse joined AIM’s Sylvia’s Mobile STEAM Lab at Community Partnership School where AIM 8th graders distributed the books and helped lead a STEAM lesson based on the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
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b .A.S.H. STUDENT SHOWCASE
Our May all-school b.A.S.H. celebration once again extended over two days to accommodate students and family members eager to explore our classrooms and halls to see student projects, admire art displays and enjoy performances by our talented student singers, magicians, actors, comedians and more. This annual event, b.A.S.H. stands for blending of the Arts, STEM and Humanities is truly an example of the ways innovative teaching leads to fearless learning. We hope you can join us for our 2023 b.A.S.H. on Thursday, May 25.
2022 COMMENCEMENT
On June 3, families and faculty celebrated the 37 members of the Class of 2022 with student speeches by Luc Bernal and Anna Chiaradonna, award honors, and tributes to this year’s graduating class. AIM’s Class of 2022 was accepted at 80 unique colleges and universities and will be attending schools across the country to study everything from cooking to engineering.
Commencement speaker Jarrod Kahn, who first visited AIM when he received the Sally L. Smith Founders Award at our annual gala in 2017, spoke to the graduates about his struggles growing up with dyslexia and the importance the support of his parents was during his education. “You should never feel that you can’t be successful because of a learning or attention issue,” Khan said. “Work hard and never give up. Most importantly focus on what you can do, not what you can’t do and build on those skills. It won’t be easy. You’ll have some failures along the way, but that’s ok. There’s no reason why having a learning or attention issue should hold you back from succeeding in life.”
“My time at AIM wasn’t always easy, but it was one that gave me the space to grow and change, as well as help me figure out who I am.”
L UC BERNAL ‘22
“To learn fearlessly is to live fearlessly, and that is what I know we’ll all take from AIM.”
ANNA CHIARADONNA ‘22
JARROD KAHN
CONGRATS TO THE CLASS OF 2022
AIM PIONEER STUDENTS
For the first time in school history, three members of the Class of 2022 were presented Pioneer Awards which honor students who have been at AIM since 1st grade. Like all of our graduating seniors these young adults are incredible examples of fearless learners and passionate thinkers.
STUDENT HONOREES
A dedicated member of AIM’s WolfPack Robotics team, Ethan is attending Bucknell University to study engineering.
An avid robotics team and gaming club member, Daniel is attending Northeastern University to study computer science.
A dedicated Wolf Pack member from athletics to robotics, Ben is attending the University of Pittsburgh.
“We saw a place that really believed in these children and was going to do whatever it takes to help them study, grow and flourish into mature teenagers who would go to university. The goal was ambitious (it felt like the moon) but to succeed you must have high expectations and you guys knew that.”
A CLA SS OF ‘22 PIONEER PARENT
BENJAMIN ZIEGLER The Marvins Award
AVERY HAMILL Lou Uchitel Spirit Award
ELIZABETH CHIARADONNA Arts & Creativity Award
LARSSON ROSE The Sam Ozer Award
ETHAN HARVIE DANIEL KAPLAN BENJAMIN LE PAPE
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LIGHTING THE NIGHT—1ST LANTERN FESTIVAL
Colorful sculptures and beautiful music filled the air in December 2021 as families and students gathered for AIM’s first Illuminated Lantern Festival. After months of work learning about lantern festivals and construction methods in Vietnam, the Philippines and China and the work of Chantelle Rytter in Georgia and North Carolina, Upper School sculpture students and Middle School students created their own illuminated sculptures exploring fabric, reed, handmade paper, bamboo and cellophane.
The students collaborated with Middle School artists and Middle and Upper School music students to exchange ideas and plan this special performance together. Music teacher Emily Bolles and Performing Arts teacher Maryanne Yoshida were thrilled to highlight our students’ visual and performing arts skills and bring our community safely together to celebrate the holiday season. The 2nd annual Lantern Festival in 2022 included creations from students in all divisions and includes work developed in both STEAM and art classes.
STUDENT ART EXHIBIT AT WOODMERE ART
In April, Woodmere Art Museum shared a special arts display featuring works by AIM artists in an exhibit entitled, Creating Community Connections Through the Arts. At AIM we know that we are better together when we are creating and sharing our art and talents. The exhibit featured paintings and sculptures created in response to a group prompt, a community photo challenge and lanterns hand-crafted for the Lantern festival. Students from 1st through 12th grades shared their paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, and lanterns and reflected on the many ways we have collaborated and connected with each other this year.
• Fearless Actors Take the Stage—AIM actors took the stage again this year with performances including the Lower School Drama Club’s Could You Hug a Cactus?, Middle School’s The Wizard of Oz, and Scenes and Songs featuring Upper School artists and performers.
• Students Become Radio Interviewers—
AIM entrepreneurship students became radio interviewers as part of a new partnership with Executive Leaders Radio launched last spring. Students practice interview skills with guests and then tape a recorded session asking CEOs about their life experiences, goals as teenagers, and more.
AIM students so impressed show co-founder Herb Cohen that they have created an ongoing show partnership.
• Sunflowers for Ukraine—Lower School artists in Stacy Stackhouse’s classes learned about the history of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict this winter and then followed guided drawing techniques to complete oil pastels of Ukraine’s national flower, the sunflower, to show their support for the Ukrainian people.
• Congresswoman Meets with Global Scholars— U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean visited AIM in April to meet with students Global and Equity Justice Scholars. Senior Avery H. invited the congresswoman to visit and discuss current world issues and how to make connections in their own communities.
• Creating a Community Culture of Equity and Justice—Educator and DEIB expert Erica Snowden visited AIM in May for a conversation with Upper School students. Her presentation, Creating a Community Culture of Equity and Justice, covered topics including social identity, intersectionality, and bystander intervention strategies. She had students immersed and engaged as they voiced their thoughts and opinions on each concept.
• Drexel Admissions Video Features AIM Alum—Robbie Newman ‘19 was highlighted in a new admissions video from Drexel University where he shared his experience in Drexel’s 3-year Entrepreneurship program. Robbie, who is now enrolled in law school said, “I could not have picked a better program and can easily attribute much of my success to my education and experience at AIM!”
RETURN OF STUDENT TRAVEL
Traditional AIM trip experiences were once again on class itineraries last year as our Middle and Upper School students dove into experiential learning opportunities from Williamsburg and Disney World to Costa Rica and the Grand Canyon.
• Disney Bound—Our 9th grade Disney trip where students don mouse ears and explore the inner workings of a theme park was delayed until January 2022. Thanks to the support of a generous donor, our 10th grade students, whose 2020 trip was canceled, were also able to join in on the fun.
• Heading Back in Time—Our 7th graders, who read the book Fever 1793 as part of their historical learning about Colonial America, once again traveled to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Students visited functioning and active workshops to learn about the skills and crafts of colonial society, talked to historical figures and took a ghost tour.
• Mountain Experiences—8th graders returned to Teton Science School last winter and learned new skills like cross-country skiing and snowshoeing while also performing science experiments in the snow. They learned about the Yellowstone ecosystem and its plants and animals.
• Service at Spring Break Upper School students spent Spring Break in Costa Rica planting gardens, painting schools, working in a medical center, and helping to harvest sugar cane. They got to meet and play with school children and learn how to make Costa Rican cuisine.
• Western Wanderings for the Class of 2022— Travel was once again added to the Senior Capstone Experience in 2021-2022 as seniors headed to the Southwest with visits to three National Parks as part of their culminating senior year intensive study experience. Students visited Bryce Canyon, Zion, and the Grand Canyon, learned from Native American storytellers and explored dinosaur tracks with a Navajo guide.
GIVING
ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2021–2022
LIFETIME GIVING
AIM is grateful for the continued support of our generous donors who have made gifts totaling $100,000 or more since 2006
$1,000,000+
AIM Scholarship 1 LLC
Anonymous Commonwealth of PA
The Maguire Foundation
James Maguire
Pennsylvania Education Partnership, LLC.
van Beuren Charitable Foundation
Archbold and Helene van Beuren
$500,000+
Anonymous
Edward* and Gwen Asplundh
Business Leadership Organized For Catholic Schools
F and B Berman Family Foundation, Inc.
Fred and Bryna Berman
Farber Family Foundation, Inc.—
Ellen Farber
Ellen Farber
Gilbert and Tracey Hanse
Independence Blue Cross
Kingsbury Family Foundation
Tom and Nancy Kingsbury
Maguire Foundation
Megan Maguire Nicoletti
Matthew and Heather Naylor
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Chris and Patricia Roberts
The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc.
Uchitel Family
Wyncote Foundation
Michael Zisman and Linda Gamble
$250,000+
Jackie Allen
Sandi Alloy
Anonymous Donor Family
Theodore and Sally Brickman
Denise Benmosche
Jordan and Deanna Berman
Birnhak Family
Bryn Mawr Trust Company
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Norman and Suzanne Cohn
Ruth Colket
Comcast Corporation
George Connell
Jeffrey and Susan Cooper
Craig and Carolyn Cullen
Demchick Family
Dick and Sally Brickman Fund
John and Frances Glomb
Katherine Healey
Sallie Korman
Ira Lubert
Jon and Allison Lubert
Olitsky Family Foundation
Tamar and Stephen Olitsky
PA Department of Commerce & Economic Development
Redevelopment Authority of County of Montgomery
Shire Pharmaceuticals
SKF USA, Inc.
David and Laura Thayer
The Haverford Trust Company
The Lubert Family Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Zisman Family Foundation
$100,000+
Anonymous Donor
Aspen Resource Group, LLC
Aurora’s Fund, The Philadelphia Foundation
Nehama Benmosche
Letitia Biddle
Blackney Hayes Architects
Brian and Nancy Blair
BLBB Charitable
Thomas and Carolyn Carluccio
Linda Carrington
Albert and Kristy Chiaradonna
Mitchell and Melissa Codkind
Matthew and Lea Cohn
Connelly Foundation
Jennifer Crawford
Marco and Jana de Leon
Drexel Morgan & Company
Edward E Ford Foundation
Alan* and Patricia Gedrich
Stanley and Arlene Ginsburg
Hanse Golf Course Design Inc.
Patrick and Karen Hoyer
Anne and John James
Mark and Heather Klein
Amy and Michael Kopelman
Christine and Brian Lobley
Karen and Vincent Lowry
William Marino and Elizabeth Reynolds
Phillip and Michelle McConnon
Shaka and Jennifer Monroe
MOSI Foundation
Richard and Amy Oller
PNC Bank
Harry and Sharon Pollack
Christopher and Nancy Powell
Scott and Sharon Rankin
Elizabeth Greco-Rocks and M.
Joseph Rocks
Stanley and Jackie Silverman
Harold and Celia Slutsky
Andrea Smith
Stanley D. Ginsburg, LLC
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
The Barra Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation Inc.
The Clayman Foundation
The Ethel D. Colket Foundation
Thornedge Foundation
UHS of Delaware, Inc.
Viking Associates
Peter and Jeanine Villari
Vulcan Springs Mfg & Co
Daniel Wallick and Jennifer Mogck
WSFS Bank
Hans and Terri Zandhuis
FOUNDERS SOCIETY
Thank you to the following donors who have given $2,006 or more during the 2021–2022 school year
$300,000+
AIM Scholarship 1 LLC
Pennsylvania Education Partnership, LLC.
Archbold and Helene van Beuren
van Beuren Charitable Foundation
$200,000+
Anonymous
Christine and Brian Lobley
The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation
Kingsbury Family Foundation—
Tom and Nancy Kingsbury
$100,000+
Anonymous
Amy and Michael Kopelman
BLBB Charitable
Maguire Foundation
James Maguire
Megan Maguire Nicoletti
William Marino and Elizabeth Reynolds
Richard and Amy Oller
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc.
$50,000+
Edward* and Gwen Asplundh
Anonymous
Denise Benmosche
Fred and Bryna Berman
Business Leadership Organized For Catholic Schools
Comcast Corporation
George Connell
E. Margaret Trust
Gilbert and Tracey Hanse
Corey and Rachel Heller
Independence Blue Cross
Joseph and Sharon Kestenbaum
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Christopher and Nancy Powell
Asher Raphael
Chris and Patricia Roberts
Stanley and Jackie Silverman
The Haverford Trust Company
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
WSFS Bank
$30,000+
Anonymous
Nehama Benmosche
Jordan and Deanna Berman
Theodore and Sally Brickman
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Matthew and Lea Cohn
Fidelity Charitable
John and Frances Glomb
Jon and Allison Lubert
Matthew and Heather Naylor Outride Fund
Matt Pestronk and Carrie GrossPestronk
PHLY Foundation
Andrea Smith
Thornedge Foundation
Dennis and Ann Tuza
Michael Zisman and Linda Gamble
$20,000+
Albert and Kristy Chiaradonna
Archbold D. and Helene B. Van Beuren Fund
Blackney Hayes Architects
Jennifer Crawford
F and B Berman Family Foundation, Inc.
Ron and Carol Giannone
Victor and Dena Hammel
Jed and Jessica Hammel
Hanse Golf Course Design Inc.
Katherine Healey
Patrick and Karen Hoyer
Anne and John James
Stephanie and Aaron Krause
Michele Kreisler
TOTAL GIVING 2021–2022
SCHOLARSHIPS: 47%
RESTRICTED GIFTS: 33%
AIM FUND: 11%
SPECIAL EVENTS: 9%
ZSteven and Catherine Powell
Shelley and Richard Powell
Chad and Jennifer Rosenberg
Corey Schiller
The Farmboy Fund
The Lubert Family Foundation
Viking Associates
Daniel Wallick and Jennifer Mogck
Zisman Family Foundation
$15,000+
Tippi and Robert Aronson
Brian and Nancy Blair
Maguire Enterprises II, LP
Jon and Kelli Marans
Amy and Michael Reed
Tom and Karen Robinson
SKF USA, Inc.
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Wawa Foundation
Hans and Terri Zandhuis
$1.8 MILLION 96%
102 contributed by businesses and individuals to AIM in 2021–2022 of Financial Aid students receive EITC/OSTC tuition support AIM student benefited
$10,000+
Mary Adams
Audrey Era-Anavitate
Anonymous
Apple
Arthur and Lisa Berkowitz
Sharyn Berman and Chuck Meyers
Blue Rock Construction, Inc.
Thomas and Carolyn Carluccio
Stephen Cohen
Rosalie Cohen
Donna De Carolis
David and Tara Friedman
Phil and Katie Grinnell
Jeffrey and Marjorie Honickman
Nickie Imprescia
Thomas Kessler and Jennifer Henfey
Leo Niessen, Jr. Charitable Trust
Lucille & Jerry Francesco
Charitable Trust
Meridian Bank
Morris J. Cohen & Co.
John and Katharine Murphy
PNC Bank
Powell Family Foundation
Theresa Prasalowicz
Richard N. Berman Foundation
Elizabeth Greco-Rocks and M. Joseph Rocks
SEI Investments Co.
The Clayman Foundation
The Hammel Family Foundation
Tokio Marine Group
Total Construction, Inc.
Tri-State Technical Sales Corporation
UHS of Delaware, Inc.
$5,000+
Marci and Richard Abt
Jennifer and Gordon Adams
Jackie Allen
Mark and Stacy Axelman
Ballen Family Investments LLC
Joseph Carluccio ‘16
Jeffrey and Susan Cooper
Crumdale Partners
Eban Cucinotta and Micaela
Greene
Sylvia DiBona and Donald Keim
Daniel and Monica DiLella
Jason and Kathy Foote
Alan* and Patricia Gedrich
Daniel Govberg
Diane Henfey
Peter Hilton-Kingdon and Kathy Ochroch
Jonathan and Meredith Hoffman
Mark and Natalie Hoffmann
Joseph Kennard Skilling Trust
John and Amy Korman
Steven Kramer
Anne Ladenson
Muffie Landreth
Jamison Licausi
Little Tower Foundation
Karen and Vincent Lowry
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Alan Halfenger and Judith Moroz
National Financial Services, LLC
John and Deneen New
Adam Newman and Randi CubaNewman
Noro Properties
Benjamin and Dana Oller
Debra and Michael Piasecki
PNC Institutional Asset Management
Scott and Sharon Rankin
Arthur and Linda Rodbell
Gregory and Teresa Rodgers
Eric and Colleen Scharpf
James and Michelle Schultz
Schwab Charitable
Scrub Daddy Inc.
Brian Sherman and Sandy Lau
Jaimie and Kevin Shmelzer
Jon Smollen and Leah Kaplan
Randy and Amy Stein
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
The DiBona Family Foundation
The Saramar Charitable Fund
The Scharpf Family Foundation
Truist
Tuza Family Charitable Fund
Vulcan Spring & Mfg. Co.
Stuart and Sarah Warsetsky
Jason and Jaimee Weisz
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Wilson Language Training
$2006+
Adams Charitable Foundation
American Endowment Foundation
Steven and Ilene Berman
Boeing
Tausif and Laura Butt
Caroline Cinquanto
Mitchell and Melissa Codkind
Robert and Linda Corcoran
Jennifer Davey
Robert and Katherine Eaddy
Christopher and Jennifer Eni
Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan
Edward Gallagher
Justin Head and Heather Cates
Ted Henson
Chandler and Terri Johnson
Sam Jones and Rhoda McKinneyJones
Jarrod and Jenna Kahn
Benjamin and Rebecca Kirshner
Larry and Evelyn Krain
Constance and Peter Lowenstein
Daniel and Melanie Marein-Efron
Sean and Rachel McKenna
The Mohr Family
Warren Pear and Cadence Kim
Adam Pessin and Jane Foster
Jake Star
Frederick and Heather Sutor
Kevan and Kalisha Turman
EITC AND OSTC
AIM salutes the following businesses and individuals for participating in the EITC or OSTC PA Tax Credit Program that offers a substantial tax credit in exchange for a contribution to support AIM Academy scholarships.
Contact Jantonoplos@aimpa.org for EITC Participation
Anonymous (2)
Marci and Richard Abt
Mary Adams
AIM Scholarship 1 LLC
New Era Logistics, Inc.—Audrey
Era-Anavitate
Tippi and Robert Aronson
Rabbi Nehama Benmosche
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
THE JAMES FAMILY
Q. Why is supporting AIM and the PA Tax Credit Program for scholarships important to you?
A. If we can assist a child getting a chance for a better education, how can you not assist through the tax credit program?
Q. How has AIM made a difference in your family’s life?
A. Our son Tex, since coming to AIM in 1st grade after moving from London, has had an amazing experience at AIM. He disliked school in London and from the first day at AIM he has absolutely loved the experience. The teachers have been amazing.
Q. What difference has AIM made since opening their doors in 2006?
A. AIM has made a difference in our son’s life and every day has been a joy since 1st grade and now being in 6th grade.
Q. What three words would you use to describe AIM?
A. Inclusive. Flexible. Inspiring.
REVENUE 2021–2022
TUITION: 64%
FUNDRAISING: 14%
AUXILIARY SERVICES: 5%
TRAINING: 14%
SUMMER PROGRAM: 2%
Arthur and Lisa Berkowitz
Fred and Bryna Berman
Blackney Hayes Architects—
Jennifer Crawford
Blue Rock Construction, Inc.
Brian and Nancy Blair
Business Leadership Organized For Catholic Schools
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Matthew and Lea Cohn Family
Comcast Corporation
Haverford Trust Company
Jason and Kathy Foote
David and Tara Friedman
Ron and Carol Giannone
John and Frances Glomb
Stacey and Amir Goldman
Daniel Govberg
Phil and Katie Grinnell
Hanse Golf Course Design Inc.—
Gilbert and Tracey Hanse
Gilbert and Tracey Hanse
The Haverford Trust Company
Katherine Healey
Corey and Rachel Rothbard Heller
Peter Hilton-Kingdon and Kathy Ochroch
Mark and Natalie Hoffmann
Amy and Elliot Holtz
Patrick and Karen Hoyer
Independence Blue Cross
Anne and John James
Joseph and Sharon Kestenbaum
Amy and Michael Kopelman
Michele Kreisler
Christine and Brian Lobley
Maguire Enterprises II, LP
Jon and Kelli Marans
William Marino and Elizabeth Reynolds
Meridian Bank
John and Katharine Murphy
Noro Properties
Pennsylvania Education Partnership, LLC.
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Matt Pestronk and Carrie GrossPestronk
PNC Bank
Christopher and Nancy Powell
Amy and Michael Reed
Chris and Patricia Roberts
Tom and Karen Robinson
Chad and Jennifer Rosenberg
James and Michelle Schultz
Brian Sherman and Sandy Lau
Jaimie and Kevin Shmelzer
Stanley and Jackie Silverman
SKF USA, Inc.
Dee Spagnuolo and Sasha Ballen
Randy and Amy Stein
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
The Haverford Trust Company
Tri-State Technical Sales Corporation
Truist
Dennis and Ann Tuza
UHS of Delaware, Inc.
Archbold and Helene van Beuren
Viking Associates—Katherine Healey
Daniel Wallick and Jennifer Mogck
Stuart and Sarah Warsetsky
Jason and Jaimee Weisz
WSFS Bank
AIM INSTITUTE
Jackie Allen
BLBB Charitable
Everyone Reads PA
John and Frances Glomb
Tom and Nancy Kingsbury
Kingsbury Family Fund
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Naloma, Inc
PHLY Foundation
The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc.
Tokio Marine Group
van Beuren Charitable Foundation
Archbold and Helene van Beuren
Wilson Language Training
SCHOLARSHIP
AIM gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their restricted gift to our tuition scholarships
Anonymous
Cheryl Ferst
Leo Niessen, Jr. Charitable Trust
Alan Halfenger and Judith Moroz
The Maguire Foundation
James Maguire and Megan Maguire Nicoletti
Wawa Foundation
ENDOWMENT
Gifts to AIM’s Endowment support AIM’s sustainability efforts
Thank you to all of our donors. By supporting the AIM Fund you are making everything possible ensuring that we have unrestricted support to close the annual gap between tuition and operating costs.
ALUMNI
Michael Berman ‘16
Joseph Carluccio ‘16
ORGANIZATIONS/ FOUNDATIONS
Adams Charitable Foundation
Ally Financial Inc.
AmazonSmile Foundation
American Endowment Foundation
Ballantine Family Charitable Fund
Ballen Family Investments LLC
Benevity Community Impact Fund (The)
Blackney Hayes Architects
Bright Funds
Charles Schwab
CIGNA Foundation
Comcast Corporation
Conshy Girls Restaurant Group
E. Margaret Trust
Fidelity Charitable
Fiduciary Counseling, Inc.
Fiduciary Trust Company
International
Goldstein Family Foundation (The)
Hammel Family Foundation (The)
Haverford Trust Company (The)
Independence Blue Cross
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
Little Tower Foundation
Lubert Family Foundation (The)
M.J. Lauria, Inc
Morris J. Cohen & Co.
National Financial Services, LLC
Network for Good
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc
Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC
Philadelphia Foundation (The)
Pledgeling Foundation
Powell Family Foundation
Redstone Plymouth Meeting
Richard N. Berman Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Scharpf Family Foundation (The)
Schwab Charitable
SEI Investments Co.
Thornedge Foundation
United Way of Central Indiana
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Yards Brewing Company
YourCause, LLC
FACULTY/STAFF
Joy Antonoplos
Anonymous
R. Anderson Groover and Amanda Beeler
Jeffrey Brody and Elizabeth
Bauer Brody
Dawn Brookhart
Mike and Erica Brooks
Sonja Burrus
Chris Campbell
Susan Carson
Andrew DiPrinzio
Sarah Duda
Edward Gallagher
Sid and Swapna Ghosh
Ted Henson
Karen and Vernon Keesey
Nicole Kingsland
Nicole Lauria
Wanda Leon Vega
Genevieve Marvin
Jason McGhee
Kelly Mulhall
Lisa Murphy
AIM Faculty Members Enjoy the AIM for the Stars Gala with AIMA.
Karen O’Brien
Brian Parkhill
Penn Pritchard
Adrienne Reese
Laura Rup
Jessica Spatz-McNeary
Lauren and Matthew Speck
Jake Star
FRIENDS OF AIM
Jackie Allen
Catherine Anderson
Gwen Asplundh
Beavers Family
Bruce Belzak
Steven and Ilene Berman
Michael Bonner
Taylor Brody
Mary Canter
Rex and Lisa Carle
Barbara Cobb
Jennifer Cooperman
Jana Cresswell
Christopher and Irene Cummings
Christine Darr
Edward and Kathleen Devlin
Nik and Alyssa DeVore
Martha Ebert-Baum
James and Carol Fitzgerald
Claire Gebhardt
Patricia Gedrich
Daniel Glass
John and Suzanne Glomb
Mark Gorman
Susan and Marc Gottridge
Chris and Annie Herman
Marc and Bonnie Inver
Kristin Ives
Joseph Kelleher
Francis Kolinka
Patricia Kowalski
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
BLB&B CHARITABLE
Meredith Krain and Andrew Schure
Donald Leisey
Zelda Litt
Bill and Jann Maclean
Luke and Cynthia Marano
Mary and Michael Marby
Stanley and Bonnie Milavec
William and Chensun Mills
Carl and Beverly Morgan
Stuart O’Sullivan and Dionicia
Hernandez
Gary and Mary Orvieto
Geoffrey and Sally Preston
Marcie Reber
Kevin Rethore
Debra Robinson
Ellen Rogoff
Lee Rosengard
John Salcedo
BLBB Charitable, the giving arm of BLB&B Advisors LLC—An AIM Institute and AIM Pathways platform supporter
Q. Why is supporting AIM Institute important to the organization and its mission?
A. BLBB Charitable invests in education-based nonprofit organizations whose creative approach and sound strategies yield meaningful and measurable outcomes for the people they serve. Building the organizational capacity of these strong organizations, like AIM Institute, is key to this goal.
Q. What do you see as AIM’s role in education in the next 10 years?
A. AIM‘s ability, through the Institute and its online learning platforms, to provide accessible evidence-based professional development programs for teachers around the world, will be a strong driver of change for children and how we teach learning in our classrooms. Bringing the research, the training tools and the community hub to practitioners will impact thousands of children, not just those who have language-based learning disabilities.
Q. What three words would you use to describe AIM?
A. Evidence-based. Practical. Mission-driven.
Hollis Scarborough
Christine Schwartz
Joel Schwartz
Steven and Lisa Scolari
Jackie and Steve Selby
Stephen Seplow
Ashley Shapiro
Margot Steinberg
Adam Strickberger
Elizabeth Sushereba
James Talbot
Deborah Vanore
Cristin Veit
Catherine Ward
David Winkowski
Susan Zeleznik
Cindy Ziesing
GRANDPARENTS
Stephen and Carol Aichele
Wilfried and Freia Backes
Denise Benmosche
Dorothy Christie
Lynne and John Ciccarelli
Michael and Arleen Cohen
Ellen and Edmond Cohen
Marion Cuba
Elizabeth and Walt Davis
Patricia and Edward Era
Sandy and Larry Fryer
George and Jackie Goldstone
Samuel and Barbara Greenblatt
Victor and Dena Hammel
Diane Henfey
Beatrice Hood
Larry and Evelyn Krain
Constance and Peter Lowenstein
Susan and Alan Lubin
Deanne Marein-Efron
Irene McHenry and Randy Granger
Andrew and Diane Merlino
Bill and Gay Phillips
Stephen and Linda Pietrzykowski
Raymond Pocino
Gwen Punchard
Sharon and Joe Purzycki
Kathleen and Kenneth Rabe
Arthur and Linda Rodbell
Ed and Vilma Rodgers
Allan and Andrea Rosen
Barry and Jan Salis
Marlena and Anthony Santomero
Tucker and Leslie Schade
Aaron and Lynda Segal
Larry and Anita Shendalman
Norman and Denise Shurak
Stephanie Stewart
Jo-Ann Verrier and Mark McGuire
Joan Wallick
Christine Washington
Joe and Mags Watts
Mark Weinberg
Hannah White
Kay White
CURRENT PARENTS
Jeffrey and Angie Ashley
Jason Lavigne and Elizabeth Barrows
Chris and Amy Bauer
Donald Belles and Danielle Sibilla
David and Sharon Berney
Peter Bohn and Alexandra Hettinger
Steven and Kristin Bowen
Andrew and Jody Brookman
Tausif and Laura Butt
Kelly and Robert Campbell
Joseph Purzycki and Jennifer Capano
Justin Head and Heather Cates
Albert and Kristy Chiaradonna
Jenniffer and Anthony Chieffo
William Clarke and Kimberly Rolph
Kenneth Segal and Susan Cohen Segal
Rachel and Seth Cohen
Gina Collier and Patricia Hamill
Sara and Edward Connolly
Robert and Linda Corcoran
Martha Davis
Anthony and Margaret deGuzman
Monique DeLapenha
Anne and Simon Dicker
Mario and Lisa Diez
Paul Edelblut and Jeanne Frantz
Audrey Era-Anavitate
Jason and Kathy Foote
Stephanie Forbes
Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan
Daniel and Susanna Forjohn
Jeffrey and Song Fox
David and Tara Friedman
Rachel Gerrity
Jeff and Stefanie Goldstone
Michael and Lori Goodman
Phil and Katie Grinnell
Devin Grosh and Katherine Rohan Grosh
Gina Collier and Patricia Hamill
Jill Hamilton
Brian and Lindsay Hamilton
Brian and Tine Hansen-Turton
Matthew McHugh and Holly Harner
Robert and Hilary Hayes
Erica Heyward
Josh and Yvonne Howard
Charlotte Ireland
Benjamin and Shiri Jerner
Chandler and Terri Johnson
Joshua and Jaime Kaplan
Robert and Alicja Kapusta
Thomas Kessler and Jennifer Henfey
Thomas Kessler and Jennifer Henfey
James Lawlor and Ladonna Mahecha
Margaret and Stephen Lawrence
Nnenna Lindsay
Leonard Lipkin and Jill Maderer
Michael Sroka and Alecia Lue
Alicia and Brian Mahoney
Daniel and Melanie Marein-Efron
Phillip and Michelle McConnon
Leslie and William McDevitt
Sean and Rachel McKenna
Geoffrey and Elana Menkowitz
Stephen and Elizabeth Meyer
Dimitris and Pelagia Mihailidis
Matthew and Rachel Mitchell
Alan Halfenger and Judith Moroz
Jerry and Dana Mullaney
Benjamin and Dana Oller
Lee Pachter and Diedre Reynolds
Jonathan and Stephanie Pepper
Jen and Aaren Perry
Bret and Sarah Piano
Kristopher and Amy Pietrzykowski
Gloria and Charles Pollack
Philip and Jill Ravenscroft
Edward and Kristin Recchiuti
Peter and Kristie Ressler
Richard and Erin Robin
Gregory and Teresa Rodgers
Carrie Rosen and Alexander Helderman
Sandra and Christopher Ross
Marcela Salomon
Greg and Aliza Schwartzman
Scott and Renay Shaw
Ross Silverman
Christopher Simpkins and Ellen Gemme
Jon Smollen and Leah Kaplan
Eli Levine and Ashley SpearLevine
Steven Stanek and Stephanie Berrong
Dorathea and Kathleen Steele
Laura and Dave Stern
Mary and William Strain
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan
Anne Tenthoff
Jeffrey and Nicolette Theisen
Kendra Tiernan
Peter Tobia and Lisa Zollinger
Dan Golub and Kimberly Wall
Stuart and Sarah Warsetsky
Melissa Weinberg
Christina and Robert Whitehouse
Herman and Hermine Willis
Richard and Eve Wyckoff
Michael and Caren Yeamans
Melissa and Ilia Zeltser
PARENT OF ALUMNI
Mitchell and Melissa Codkind
Curtis Alloy and Wendy Demchick Alloy
Christopher and Jennifer Eni
Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum
Gilbert and Tracey Hanse
Kimberlee and John Herd
Mark Kancher and Hillary Krain
Richard Wagner and Lisa LearnerWagner
Clifford Mobley and Yolanda LeeMobley
Michael and Sue McGuinness
Kimmell Proctor
Arden Saligman
Randy and Amy Stein
Frederick and Heather Sutor
Jon Weinstein
Barbra and Allen Wilen
BOARD
Fred and Bryna Berman
Brian and Nancy Blair
Thomas and Carolyn Carluccio
Donna De Carolis
The AIM Higher campaign includes support for construction of AIM’s Global Innovation Space addition. Construction is expected to begin in Spring 2023.
Contact Kevan Turman at kturman@aimpa.org to discuss this campaign for AIM’s future.
Elizabeth Greco-Rocks and M. Joseph Rocks
Patrick and Karen Hoyer
Chris and Patricia Roberts
Hans and Terri Zandhuis
IN HONOR OF
5TH GRADE GRADUATION
Brian and Tine Hansen-Turton
8TH GRADE CLASS
Chandler and Terri Johnson
Stephen and Elizabeth Meyer
Mary and William Strain
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
AARON CUBA
Marion Cuba
ABBY FRIEDMAN
Michael and Arleen Cohen
ADIN GOLDSTONE
Jeff and Stefanie Goldstone
AIDAN SILVERMAN
Barry and Jan Salis
AIM TEACHERS
Steven and Kristin Bowen
Joseph Carluccio ‘16
Justin Head and Heather Cates
Carrie Rosen and Alexander Helderman
Chandler and Terri Johnson
Randy and Amy Stein
Barbra and Allen Wilen
Herman and Hermine Willis
Melissa and Ilia Zeltser
Peter Tobia and Lisa Zollinger
ALMA VEGA
Wanda Leon Vega
ANNA STANEK
Steven Stanek and Stephanie Berrong
AVA AND NOAH OLLER
Benjamin and Dana Oller
AVIVA COYNE-GREEN
Brian and Lindsay Hamilton
BELLA MCCONNON
Phillip and Michelle McConnon
CHASE AND PEYTON MILLER
Cristin Veit
CHRIS ROLPH
William Clarke and Kimberly Rolph
CLASS OF 2022
James and Carol Fitzgerald
Gina Collier and Patricia Hamill
Matthew and Rachel Mitchell
COLE JOSEPH RODGERS
Ed and Vilma Rodgers
Gregory and Teresa Rodgers
COLLEEN AND T.J. CLUNEY
Edward Gallagher
DASHEL RABE
Kathleen and Kenneth Rabe
DAVID L. SEGAL
Ellen and Edmond Cohen
Kenneth Segal and Susan Cohen Segal
DAVID MAREIN-EFRON
Larry and Anita Shendalman
DEE CASTORIANI
Brian and Lindsay Hamilton
DR. ED GALLAGHER
Brian and Nancy Blair
Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan
Elizabeth Greco-Rocks and M. Joseph Rocks
Chris and Annie Herman
Chris and Patricia Roberts
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
Hannah White
ELIYASHU BENMOSCHE
Denise Benmosche
ELLA DAVIS
Elizabeth and Walt Davis
ELLIE AND ANNA
CHIARADONNA
Arthur and Linda Rodbell
EMMA STERN
Samuel and Barbara Greenblatt
Laura and Dave Stern
EZRA LUBIN
Sandy and Larry Fryer
Susan and Alan Lubin
GABE SEPLOW
Stephen Seplow
GEN MARVIN
Jeffrey Brody and Elizabeth
Bauer Brody
GENEVIEVE WASHINGTONVASQUEZ
Christine Washington
HAILEY WARSETSKY 8TH GRADE GRADUATION
Stuart and Sarah Warsetsky
HENRY KESSLER
Mark and Susan Kessler
HENRY KESSLER AND 5TH GRADE CLASS
Thomas Kessler and Jennifer Henfey
Constance and Peter Lowenstein
ISAAC GOLUB
Dan Golub and Kimberly Wall
Hannah White
JACKSON PUNCHARD
Gwen Punchard
Stephanie Stewart
JACOB HELDERMAN
Allan and Andrea Rosen
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc
JAIDEN LEVINE
Eli Levine and Ashley SpearLevine
JB BERMAN
Joshua and Rachael Berman
JOHN N SUTOR
Frederick and Heather Sutor
JOHN WALLICK ‘21
Joan Wallick
JONAH COHEN
Rachel and Seth Cohen
KATIE MAJORINS
Elizabeth Sushereba
KILEY MCGUINNESS
Michael and Sue McGuinness
LIAM RAVENSCROFT
Philip and Jill Ravenscroft
Marlena and Anthony Santomero
LILY YEAMANS
Raymond Pocino
LUCY LIEBMAN
Mary Canter
LYLA WEINBERG
Mark Weinberg
Melissa Weinberg
MADELINE PIETRZYKOWSKI
Kristopher and Amy Pietrzykowski
Stephen and Linda Pietrzykowski
MATT COHEN AND REETU
DANDORA
Jerrold and Jennifer Cohen
MICHELLE TUPPENY, AWESOME GYM TEACHER
Debra Robinson
MINDY MASLIN
Daniel and Jean McCoubrey
MINDY MASLIN & SID OZER
William and Roseann Deal
Meryl Lozano
MINDY, SID, AND SAM OZER
Barbie Henig
MS. CAROLYN BJORNSON
Paul Edelblut and Jeanne Frantz
NICK CICCARELLI—2022 8TH GRADE GRADUATE
Lynne and John Ciccarelli
NICK, LUCA, AND ANTHONY CICCARELLI
Lynne and John Ciccarelli
NOAH NEVINS
Alicia and Brian Mahoney
OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS AND ADMINISTATION
Deanne Marein-Efron
PAIGE AND CLAIRE MCKENNA
Sean and Rachel McKenna
PAT AND NANCY
Jon Weinstein
PAT ROBERTS
Joy Antonoplos
R. Anderson Groover and Amanda Beeler
Fred and Bryna Berman
Jeffrey Brody and Elizabeth
Bauer Brody
Dawn Brookhart
Sonja Burrus
Andrew DiPrinzio
Edward Gallagher
Elizabeth Greco-Rocks and M. Joseph Rocks
Genevieve Marvin
Carl and Beverly Morgan
Penn Pritchard
Jake Star
REETU DANDORA’S BIRTHDAY
Jerrold and Jennifer Cohen
SAM OZER Anonymous
Carol Fleischman
Joseph Piscitello
Eliot Rusk
Diane and Eric Stein
SIDNEY OZER’S RETIREMENT
Tiffany Gillespie
STEAM MOBILE LAB
Justin Head and Heather Cates
STELLA KOEHLER
Irene McHenry and Randy Granger
STEPHEN FOX
Jeffrey and Song Fox
THE HAVERFORD TRUST COMPANY
Jackie Allen
THE MARRIAGE OF NEHAMA BENMOSCHE TO BLAYNE HAYES
Margot Steinberg
WILLIAM MURPHY
Stephen and Carol Aichele
XAVIER ANAVITATE
Patricia and Edward Era
XAVY BERMAN
Steven and Ilene Berman
IN MEMORY OF
ALAN GEDRICH
Jackie Allen Anonymous
Beavers Family
Bruce Belzak
Benevity Community Impact Fund (The)
Fred and Bryna Berman
Brian and Nancy Blair
Michael Bonner
Jeffrey Brody and Elizabeth Bauer Brody
Taylor Brody
Rex and Lisa Carle
Thomas and Carolyn Carluccio
Albert and Kristy Chiaradonna
Mitchell and Melissa Codkind
Jennifer Cooperman
Jana Cresswell
Christopher and Irene Cummings
Christine Darr
Curtis Alloy and Wendy Demchick
Alloy
Edward and Kathleen Devlin
Nik and Alyssa DeVore
Lisa Duda
Martha Ebert-Baum
Fidelity Charitable
Patricia Gedrich
Mark Gorman
Susan and Marc Gottridge
Elizabeth Greco-Rocks and M. Joseph Rocks
Chris and Annie Herman
Kristin Ives
Karen and Vernon Keesey
Joseph Kelleher
Francis Kolinka
Patricia Kowalski
Larry and Evelyn Krain
Mark Kancher and Hillary Krain
Meredith Krain and Andrew Schure
Leo Niessen, Jr. Charitable Trust
Zelda Litt
Mary and Michael Marby
Stanley and Bonnie Milavec
William and Chensun Mills
Gary and Mary Orvieto
Kristopher and Amy Pietrzykowski
Marcie Reber
Kevin Rethore
Chris and Patricia Roberts
Ellen Rogoff
Lee Rosengard
John Salcedo
Schwab Charitable
Steven and Lisa Scolari
Jackie and Steve Selby
Charlie Son
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Adam Strickberger
Deborah Vanore
Catherine Ward
David Winkowski
Yards Brewing Company
Hans and Terri Zandhuis
Susan Zeleznik
Cindy Ziesing
SAM OZER
Anonymous
Ellen Berkowitz
Roberta Chase
William and Roseann Deal
Stephen Elwell and Kate Judge
David Feldman
Mindy Fernandez-Sheinbaum
Carol Fleischman
Wallace Gibbs
Tiffany Gillespie
Steven and Sara Levin
Dee Dee and Marcos Lopez
Meryl Lozano
Roderick MacNeil
Daniel and Jean McCoubrey
The Mohr Family
Jon and Amy Ostroff
Beth Parrish
Steve Perkiss
Joseph Piscitello
Eliot Rusk
Paul Schmidt
Joel Schwartz
Robin Eisman and David Stein
Victor and Lori Strauss
Marisol Villamil
ANGEL L LEON HERNANDEZ
Wanda Leon Vega
BILL & MARILYN MCCONNON
Phillip and Michelle McConnon
DEBBE WEINBERG
Melissa Weinberg
DR. GERTRUDE MOSKOWITZ
Deborah Dillon
EDWARD K. ASPLUNDH
Gwen M Asplundh
ELAINE HENIG WHO LOVED AND ADORED THEM
Barbie Henig
HARVEY REMPEL
Andy D’Allesandro
KATIE TALBOT
James Talbot
LILLY CLARKE
William Clarke and Kimberly Rolph
MARVA WILLIS, THE GRANDMA OF DILLON WILLIS 2025
Herman and Hermine Willis
MARVIN DEMCHICK
Daniel Glass
PAT RUSKEY
Anonymous
RBG
Jake Star
REV. DR. SAMUEL & LOUISE
MCKINNEY
Sam Jones and Rhoda McKinneyJones
RUTH KORNBLUTH
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
REMEMBERING ALAN GEDRICH
Alan Gedrich was one of the initial believers in the power of an AIM education. As a member of AIM’s board since 2007, Alan could be counted on for his sage advice and friendship while supporting the board’s work.
“Alan was always there to listen and share his thoughts when the Board made important decisions,” recalled Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair. “Thoughtful, caring, and the consummate gentleman are words that come to mind when we remember Alan. He loved the collegiality of our board and discourse.”
Alan’s work with AIM’s Governance Committee was pivotal developing AIM’s first bylaws and providing stellar legal advice on our purchase of the River Park property and IP advice on our AIM Pathways digital platform.
Alan, a partner at the law firm Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young, LLP. who was also committed to supporting his alma mater Penn State, passed away on October 30, 2021 following a valiant fight against cancer. Alan is survived by his wife Pat, his sons Austin and Ross, his mother, Sylvia and his sister, Amy. Alan always believed in the power of an AIM education and he will be greatly missed by the AIM community.
TEACHER RETIREMENT
Anonymous
Chris and Amy Bauer
Donald Belles and Danielle Sibilla
Nehama Benmosche and Terrance Lubin
David and Sharon Berney
Bill and Lisa Berry
Tausif and Laura Butt
Albert and Kristy Chiaradonna
Caroline and Louis Cinquanto
William Clarke and Kimberly Rolph
Deborah Co and Walter Weir
Eban Cucinotta and Micaela Greene
Sonia Nofziger-Dasgupta and Indranil Dasgupta
Jennifer Davey
Bill and Michele Demski
Beth and Robert Denny
Samuel and Kate Earle
Anthony and Randi Fiergang
Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan
David and Tara Friedman
Matthew and Emily Ginsburg
Phil and Katie Grinnell
Devin Grosh and Katherine Rohan Grosh
Jed and Jessica Hammel
Heidi Harvie
Justin Head and Heather Cates
Michael Hessol and Angela Keller
Mark and Natalie Hoffmann
Christopher and Amy Hoover
Avram Hornik
Charlotte Ireland
Thomas Kessler and Jennifer Henfey
Benjamin and Rebecca Kirshner
Amy and Michael Kopelman
Anne Ladenson
James Lawlor and Ladonna Mahecha
Gregg and Mara Lemos-Stein
Matthew and Allison Liebman
Kirk and Aldie Loubier
Jennifer Lowman
Melissa Lublin
Jon and Kelli Marans
Anne Matlack and Eric Berndt
Nicole McEntee
Sean and Rachel McKenna
Trevor and Jacqueline McKenzie
Dimitris and Pelagia Mihailidis
The Mohr Family
Shaka and Jennifer Monroe
Alan Halfenger and Judith Moroz
Adam Newman and Randi CubaNewman
Paulo and Elsa Nunes-Ueno
Michael and Cecily O’Flaherty
Benjamin and Dana Oller
Jen and Aaren Perry
Anonymous
Adam Pessin and Jane Foster
Matt Pestronk and Carrie GrossPestronk
Debra and Michael Piasecki
Gloria and Charles Pollack
Joseph Purzycki and Jennifer Capano
Timothy and Olivia Rabe
Peter and Kristie Ressler
Gregory and Teresa Rodgers
Carrie Rosen and Alexander Helderman
Marcela Salomon
James Salomon
Pamela and Ed Schippell
Brian Sherman and Sandy Lau
Jaimie and Kevin Shmelzer
Muriel Siegel
Andrea Smith
Jon Smollen and Leah Kaplan
Thomas and Mollie Suddath
David and Kathleen Tavolaro
Ryan and Holly Tomlinson
Michael and Caren Yeamans
AIM FOR THE STARS
Anonymous
Neil and Jaclyn Ackerman
Adventure Aquarium
Jennifer and Gordon Adams
Jackie Allen
Curtis Alloy and Wendy Demchick
Alloy
American Heritage Credit Union
Audrey Era-Anavitate
Anthony Party Rentals
Kim Arnold
Edward and Tina Arobone
Ballantine Family Charitable Fund
Peter and Alison Ballantine
Bar Lucca
Gil and Jennifer Barzeski
Chris and Amy Bauer
Donald Belles and Danielle Sibilla
Arthur and Lisa Berkowitz
Jordan and Deanna Berman
Fred and Bryna Berman
David and Sharon Berney
BJNB Foundation
Blackney Hayes Architects
Brian and Nancy Blair
Blank Rome LLP
Elissa Bloom
Lindsey Boden
Robert and Rachel Bonner
Braithwaite Communications
Jeffrey Brody and Elizabeth
Bauer Brody
Seth Brombacher
Richard and Ariel Bronstein
Thomas Haupert and Kathryn Bruton
Michael Buck
Tausif and Laura Butt
Eric and Janet Cahow
Kelly and Robert Campbell
Ellie Cantor
Capstan Tax Strategies
Joseph Carluccio ‘16
Casani Candy Co.
James and Jocelyn Casey
Bruce and Judi Cheskin
Albert and Kristy Chiaradonna
Christenson Investment Partners
Dorothy Christie
Caroline Cinquanto
Barbara Cobb
Mitchell and Melissa Codkind
Comcast Corporation
George Connell
Sara and Edward Connolly
Kenneth and Nancy Coradi
Robert and Linda Corcoran
Corporate Interiors
Robert and Sheila Cosgrove
Jennifer Crawford
Crayola Experience
Crumdale Partners
Eban Cucinotta and Micaela Greene
Curator Solutions Inc
D.M. DiLella Family Foundation
Jennifer Davey
Donna De Carolis
Joan Denenberg
Erin DeVault
Daniel and Monica DiLella
Michael and Mariana Dimartino
Dragonfly Makerspace
Robert and Katherine Eaddy
Elmwood Park Zoo
Patricia and Edward Era
Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum
Eye to Eye, Inc.
Faulkner Volvo
Michael and Jacqueline Feild
Michael and Patti Ferriola
Jeff Fetterman
Melba Fidalgo
Fidelity Charitable
Fire On Ice Performance Training
Five Points Gulf Service Center
Stephanie Forbes
Ryan and Sharen Ford
Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan
Jeffrey and Song Fox
Paul Frank
Francisco Fuhrmann-Darcia and Robert Fuhrmann
Edward Gallagher
Bridget Gallagher
John Gamba
Denise Gargan
Patricia Gedrich
Jon and Shelley George
Rachel Gerrity
Sid and Swapna Ghosh
Giovanetti Shulman Associates
John and Frances Glomb
Jill Goldstone
Dan Golub and Kimberly Wall
Erica Goodwin
Phil and Katie Grinnell
R. Anderson Groover and Amanda Beeler
Brian and Lindsay Hamilton
Gilbert and Tracey Hanse
AIM FOR THE STARS
The 2022 AIM for the Stars Gala on May 11 celebrated the ways that our AIM community is Better Together as we gathered together in person for the first time in three years. We loved seeing parents, teachers, alumni, parents, board members, corporate partners and supporters together celebrating AIM and learning differences. Thank you to our Gala Committee and the more than 300 guests, including our current families, and those who joined by bidding on the more than 80 auction items or made donations. Our generous community helped us raise over $443,000. Be sure to save the date for our 2023 AIM for the Stars Gala on Thursday, April 27.
Asher Raphael, Sally L. Smith Founders Award Recipient
“[My parents] fought against the rest of the world and what the rest of the world was telling me… For the parents here, that is what you’re doing for your kids. That is what sending them here is doing. Some of your kids might not be old enough to get that yet and some of them might not be mature enough to say this to you, to say thank you. But I am and I’ve lived through it and I can tell you, thank you on their behalf because it matters.”
The Haverford Trust Company, AIM Institute for Learning & Research Leadership Award, Accepted by Patrick Hoyer.
“AIM works miracles. As founding members of the Board, we worked side by side with Nancy and Pat to find the location for the school in Manayunk, secure additional funding, expand the Board, and welcome the first classes of students in 2006. When I first walked through the front door of the former school on Conarroe Street, it felt like entering a seemingly enchanted world, a land of magic and unrestrained imagination."
Robert and Hilary Hayes
Justin Head and Heather Cates
Linda Heller
Corey and Rachel Heller
Erica Heyward
Jonathan Hochman
Jonathan and Meredith Hoffman
Will Holtz ‘16
Jeffrey and Marjorie Honickman
Patrick and Karen Hoyer
Nickie Imprescia
Independence Blue Cross
Infinity Jewelers
Tiffany and Kent Jacobs
Chandler and Terri Johnson
Baltazar Juarez and Elana Honig
Jarrod and Jenna Kahn
Join the growing list of Conarroe Society members, AIM’s planned giving society named after the street of our original location.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Legal Name: AIM Academy Incorporated in: 2006 Tax ID Number: 01–0849648
Stock Transfer Information:
The Haverford Trust Company at DTC–2116 (Fifth Third Bank) for further credit to Account #: 010039791203 in the name of Academy in Manayunk.
Suggested Bequest Language for a will or trust:
“I give and devise to AIM Academy in Conshohocken, PA, the sum of $________ (or state a percentage) to be used for its general support (or a specific fund or program.)”
Your legacy gift to AIM can be in the form of cash, securities, real estate, or personal property.
DID YOU KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE OVER AGE 70½, YOU CAN DONATE UP TO $100,000 FROM YOUR IRA WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANY FEDERAL INCOME TAXES? Is AIM in your will or other plans?
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONARROE SOCIETY?
Have you already included AIM in your will or other plans? Contact advancement@aimpa.org
