Annual Report THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN JAPAN
2022-23
Contents The Year in Photos.................................................... 2 Financial Reporting................................................. 4
Annual Fund......................................................5 Endowment.......................................................5
Scientific Sequences................................................ 6 Gift Club Members................................................... 7 Endowment............................................................. 10 Japan......................................................................... 11 Decade Clubs.......................................................... 12
A Record-Breaking Giving Tuesday................... 13
Alumni Donors........................................................ 14 Flexing Space.......................................................... 17
Parent Donors......................................................... 18 Alumni Parent Donors........................................... 21
Faculty and Staff Donors...................................... 22
April Appreciation................................................. 23 Community Donors................................................ 24
The Gate Society..................................................... 25 Inquiry and Agency............................................... 26 Alumni Council........................................................ 27 Alumni Giving Committee................................... 27
PTA............................................................................. 28 PTA Impact............................................................... 29 Leadership Team.................................................... 30 Board of Directors.................................................. 30 Board of Trustees................................................... 31
How to Give............................................................. 32
From the Head of School and the Chair of the Board At ASIJ, we want our students to embrace their passions, to explore everything from complex math and digital music production to food science and sustainability, with the best teachers, in well-resourced facilities, and using compassion and creativity to inspire their classmates. We want students to feel ready to apply what they are learning to real-world problems and to their lives outside of ASIJ. In order to augment excellent teaching and learning, we continually evolve what and how we teach to meet students where they are, to best use technology, and to develop our Portrait of a Learner competencies within our students whether they are three or 19 years old. Our ability to inspire our students to be lifelong learners and global citizens is bolstered by the many members of the ASIJ community who show their commitment through their partnership, volunteerism, and philanthropy. Thank you for strengthening our school and embodying one of the facets of ASIJ’s mission: make a difference. In the school year, we experienced record-breaking giving during our allcommunity giving day and to our Annual Fund. We established five new endowed funds and welcomed new members to our Gate Society. Hundreds of members of our parent and alumni communities volunteered throughout the year at events on and off-campus, connecting Mustangs far and wide. Last spring, the community viewed the concept shared by Ennead for ASIJ’s future campus. We are excited by the bold path ASIJ is charting as it continues every day to help students to grow as inquisitive people and resilient problem-solvers. We are excited and humbled to serve you and support the school’s vision to Know, Value, and Care for every child. Please feel welcome to reach out with your questions and ideas, and do consider getting involved in the community by lending your time and talent however you can. Wishing you a great school year.
Dr Jim Hardin
Tom Silecchia
Head of School
Chair, ASIJ Board of Directors and Board of Trustees
2022–23 the year in photos 8月
9月
First Day of School
Sweet Potato Dig
11月
MS Musical 2
Annual Report
Spirit Day
10月
HS Fall Play
12月
Winterfest
ES Halloween Parade
1月
Kyogen
Holi
4月
State of the School
HS Musical
5月
Chofu Rice Field Planting
ES Musical
ELC Mochi Pounding
HS Prom
ELC Chofu Visit
HS Graduation
3月
6月
Last Day of School Annual Report
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Financial Reporting The school receives its operating income from tuition, annual support (including gifts to the Annual Fund), investments, auxiliary services, corporate support, and Summer Day Camp. Its expenses include salaries and benefits, instructional support, facilities, administrative expenses, and auxiliary services.
Tuition 89.3% Annual Support 2.1% CCP/SDC 4.1% Other 4.3% Investments 0.2%
Salaries & Benefits 81.6% Instructional Support 7.4% Facilities 5.7% Administration 5% Other 0.3%
* SY2223 figures are not final and unaudited, and as of June 30, 2023
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Annual Fund 2022-23
Annual Fund Gifts to ASIJ’s Annual Fund are used in the current fiscal year. They help bridge the gap between tuition and operating expenses, and give the school flexibility to allocate funds where they are needed most. The Annual Fund has grown steadily, thanks to the generosity of the ASIJ community.
¥150m ¥123,690,390
¥120m
¥102,120,880
¥90m ¥60m
¥76,534,396
¥85,521,398
¥64,716,376
¥30m Annual Fund 2018-19
Annual Fund 2019-20
Annual Fund 2020-21
Annual Fund 2021-22
Annual Fund 2022-23
Endowment Gifts to ASIJ’s endowment provide a sustainable source of funding for the school. Though ASIJ was established over 120 years ago, its endowment is a newer philanthropic opportunity. Currently, the endowment principal is invested. Per board policy, the first draw will be taken at the end of next fiscal year, after the principal has had a chance to grow. Every endowment gift increases the value of the total endowment and can be designated to support specific areas aligned to donors’ interests and in keeping with the school’s priorities and mission.
Principal
Market Gain
¥1,000,000,000
¥4,375,512
New Gifts ¥37,536,762
Ending Value
¥1,041,912,274 Annual Fund 2022-23
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Scientific Sequences This past year, ASIJ eighth graders worked with twelfth graders in AP Biology and Synthetic Biology classes to learn to modify genes using CRISPR-CAS9, a technology that can be thought of as genetic scissors to open a DNA sequence to introduce modifications. High school students mentored the middle school students as they went through an experiment exploring the sickle cell anemia gene mutation. Cross-divisional learning like this not only strengthens the Mustang community, it is also a great opportunity for the Synthetic Biology students to solidify their knowledge by teaching it to middle school students. High school student-scientists have many opportunities to teach and learn at ASIJ. For nearly a decade, ASIJ students have entered the annual international iGEM competition, in which high school, university, and postgraduate students are challenged to fix a gene mutation for a real human disease. This past year, ASIJ’s iGEM team, a group students must apply to join, built a tool to help detect breast cancer. Their work earned them a Gold Medal at the international iGEM Jamboree, at which they also listened to and learned from some of the finest university and postgraduate labs in the world. Students on the iGEM team choose to work for several weeks over the summer and nearly every day after school on their projects. They have impressive, in many cases university-level, resources and equipment in faculty member and iGEM advisor Beth Crissy’s classroom, made possible by our annual giving. Building a thorough scope and sequence of coursework between divisions helps a Mustang’s coursework to culminate
in high-end experiences like these. In fact, two students who were eighth graders last year participating in the CRISPR experiment are now on the iGEM team, working side-by-side the upperclassmen in their second and third years as iGEM members. “[All the students on the team] will say that iGEM brought them together in this weird friend group. Some of them would never ordinarily overlap. They all love science,” said Beth. In addition to partnering with the eighth grade, high school science students also guide first grade buddies through experiments throughout the year. “The little kids don’t want us, the teachers, at all. They just want their high school buddies,” gushed Beth. “This year, we’ll try to incorporate vertical farming,” she continued, gesturing to the hydroponic gardens in the corner of the classroom. “The first graders love to do “cool stuff” in the lab and they love having relationships with high school buddies,” explained first-grade teacher Russell Walsh. “And it’s beneficial for us as first-grade teachers to build crossdivisional relationships and dive deep into scientific concepts and processes,” said Melissa Boks, the first-grade teacher who started the partnership with Beth originally. The partnership’s first year of first graders are now in ninth grade. In this way and many others, curriculum coordinators, coteachers, and other kinds of partnerships work to co-design learning experiences that not only meet the needs of all of our students, but engage them in learning that can in turn change the world.
It’s a really valuable experience for the middle school students to be able to get exposure to science and for the high school students to be able to communicate, be able to teach these concepts, because it’s only when we teach the concepts that we fully understand it. We have to know basically everything so that we can explain it in the most simple way, the most easy-tounderstand way, –Kai '23. Watch a video about this project
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Gift Club Members
Every year, alumni, parents, parents of alumni and former students, faculty and staff, grandparents, and friends, make donations to the ASIJ Annual Fund. We are grateful for the philanthropic leadership of our Gift Club members, who give ¥50,000 or more in a fiscal year to the ASIJ Annual Fund.
1902 Founders Circle
Meguro Circle
¥5,000,000 & above
¥500,000—¥999,999
Predeek, Shane & Nao Zee, Jinly ‘90 & Tsujita, Kazuya
Anonymous (2) Agud Ruiz, Jordi & Vila Viñas, Raquel Bernier, Jeff & Seiko Cohen, Rick ‘69 & Topper-Cohen, Barbara Dan, Basil & Chieko Furukawa, Tak & Natsumi Galvin, Jeff & Miki Graffagna, Michael & Takenaga, Mika Guillemette, Eddie & Chi Harada, Mary ‘81 & Peterson, Greg Hattori, Keiji & Mayumi Imai, Eiji & Hiromi Iyobe, Makoto & Chen, Claire Kondo, Taro & Reiko Ku, Wei & Utsuki, Mina Lee, David ‘86 & Kaori Michels, Nancy & David Nakamura, Mariko & Hiro Neureiter, Kirk & Mariko Norris, Peggy ‘65 & Charles Otsuka, Taro & Tomoko Park, Chiman & Seo, Alice Piez, Catherine ‘82 & Whatford, Mark Porté, Thierry Reese, Lenore & Isenberg, Joshua Reilly, Ken & Debbie Smith, Charles & Emi Takamiya, Toshiro & Shino Thota, Parthasarathy & Kamalavani Wu, Wengang & Jiang, Mingzhu Yuson, Rusty & Sowder, Stuart
Black & Gold Society ¥2,000,000—¥4,999,999 Anonymous (1) Ciganer Albeniz, Archie & Yoko DiCicco, Daniel ‘89 & Yuko Lai, Steve & Yuriko Little, Drew ‘87 & Jennifer Nishikawa Fu, Hiroko & Fu, Ming-Xia Noddin, Bob & Janette Ryu, Roy ‘77 Sasanuma, Catherine & Taisuke Seltzer, Susan & Theo
Lantern Society ¥1,000,000—¥1,999,999 Anonymous (2) Acton, Jeff & Akiko Arriaga Lee, Armando & Serok Caldwell, Dale & Megumi Folsom, Richard & Stephanie Go, Taka & Aiko Griffin, Grace (Ting) ‘61 & Griffin, Michael Laughlin, Morgan & Sato-Laughlin, Rumiko Mukherjee, Jaya & Mukhopadhyay, Abhijit Murakami, Yumiko & Moses, Todd Nakano, Akinori & Mariko Ogawa, Andy ‘90 & Makoto Sacca, Crystal ‘93 & Chris Shiotani, Keita Silecchia, Tom & Tate, Saori Tahara, Kunio & Eriko Takahashi, Tomomichi & Yoko Tsusaka, Miki & Jun Wright, Roger & Toshimi Yamada, Daisuke & Seiko Yoshikawa, Tatsuo & Miho
Head of School’s Circle ¥200,000—¥499,999 Anonymous (1) Bidinger, Michael & Keiko Caldwell, Paul & Sawada, Mayumi Chavali, Cram & Anya Conrad, Andrew & Chitose Cook, Justin & April Dennis, Thurman Downs, Vicky Drabkin, Mark & Miwako Edmunds, Eric & Misa Edo, Masato & Yoshiko
Fink, Jim & Mika Fujishima, Julie ‘84 Fujiwara, Fuyuki & Tomoko Fukikoshi, Akihiro & Tomoko Gonzalez Gonzalez, Carlos & Murrieta Fernandez, Andrea Green, Michael ‘89 & Yuki Gustin, Corey & Yasuko Guthrie, Jeff & Sakura Hardin, Jim & Marti Hassan, Matthew & Ojima, Mari Hershon, Andrew & Mika Higa, Ernie ‘70 & Aya Holjo, Mats & Hiroe Hori, Shinichiro & Suzuko Hu, Hua & Gao, Shan Hyland, Jason & Cvetkovikj, Andrijana Idezawa, Takeshi & Aiko Kamano, Hiroyuki & Harumi Kampa, Stephen & Kaori Kanda, Yasuyuki & Aya Katayama, Akira & Keiko Kim, Dennis & Oh, Jiyoun Kim, Sinbae & Lim, Eunjung Kobayashi, Terumi & Takashi Kudo, Yoshiaki & Maya Kumar, Partha & Lia Kwan, Sora & Jason Lee, Jihyo & Song, Soyeon Lee, Kevin & Stephanie Li, Nan & Bai, Ye (Emily) Matsui, Kathy & Koll, Jesper Miller, Kristen & Richard ‘97 Muir, Jim & Kanai, Miwa Murai, Noriko & Yeskel, Bill Nakayama, Tetsu ‘84 & Ayumi Nelson, Michael & Laurie Nishimi, Tetsuya ‘94 & Kiyoko O’Neill, Stephen & Karen Ohashi, Hiromasa & Momoko Okada, Hikaru & Yoshiko Okamoto, Tet ‘98 & Eri Okubo, Ryo ‘98 & Yukiko Okuno, Marcus & Kazuko Onuma Ledbetter, Phaedra ‘81 & Mark Oshima, Robert ‘68 Pike, Kathy Possman, John & Shoko Roth, Alan & Perilman, Blair Salathé, Regina & Gregory Sano, Kenjiro & Keiko Annual Fund 2022-23
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Semaya, David & Masako Sloan, Erika ‘04 & Schaeffer, Kevin Suzuki, Shunsuke & Saeka Taffel, Max ‘04 & Yang, Allen Takami, Manabu & Miyuki Takebe, Tsuyoshi & Maki Talbot, Jay & Yuki Tanaka, Yuko & Chikara Tsujiguchi, Hironobu & Maki Umeno, Ko & Misato Xu, Bin & Hou, Rachel Yan, Jack & Moriyama, Natsuko Yang, James ‘62 Zhang, David & Momohara, Rie
Mustangs League ¥100,000—¥199,999 Anonymous (6) Akaishi, Masahiro & Maki Akiyama, Gen & Yuko Armstrong, Peter ‘52 Baker, Frederick ‘88 Benner, Michael & Noriko Bhasin, Taro & Sayoko Boatwright, David ‘73 Boaz, Reina ‘99 & Josh Cannon, Alan & Kitakado, Fuyumi Cascio, Joe & Tricia Cashell, Kieron & Haga, Kotoha Chen, Qingyang & Xie, Yiqiu Cheng, Baldwin & Cheung, Fan Chuang, Peter & Harumi Corrado, Dickon & Toshima Corrado, Ito Daver, Roxana & Massion, Peter Dornoff, Jeff & Deanne Ehira, Hiroaki & Nao Ehrenkranz, Andra ‘83 & John Fujisaki, Koa ‘99 & Daisuke Fukuda, Junsuke & To, Rika Gohdo, Hitoshi & Yukari Golden, Eric & Ayako Graham, Seth & Suzuki, Akemi Hashimoto, Noriko ‘07 & Akinori Hastings, Paul ‘00 & Wissel, Debbie ‘99 Hirano, Pina & Yoko Hisada, Michie Inoue, Katsuo & Asami Inoue, Yasutaka & Kanako Ito, Masatoshi & Kumi Ito, Taeko & Katsuhiro Juanda, Johnson & Aya Kasamatsu, Rika & David Jun Kato, Tadashi & Mena Kikuya, So & Haruko Kindred, Jon & Sachiko King, Mike & Nishimura, Makiko Kirpalani, Kamal & Brinda
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Kobayashi, Manami & Masatoshi Koga, Shuhei & Sayako Koike, Junji & Aya Kothari, Preeti & Vivek Lee, KJ & Won, Monica Leuck, Daniel & Terada, Mika Lin, George & Yayoi Lury, Dick ‘65 & Gemma Ma, Sam & Quan, Veronica Majid, Nasir & Chie Marini, Nina ‘88 Matsudaira, Aki Matz Matsutoya, Tamako Mentzas, Spyro Mera, Yuhka ‘81 Miller, Chad & Kitahara, Cathy Miller, Tony & Melin, Cecilia Mizuno, Toshizumi & Junko Nagasaki, Tadao & Ayano Nakajima, Ikutaro & Mika Nakashima, Amane & Chizuru Nakatomi, Ryosuke & Moeko Nelson, Brian ‘85 & Aileen Nishida, David & Tina ‘85 Niwa, Hideo & Kazuko Ogawa, Ryuzo ‘99 & Tomoko Oh, Jisa Okamoto, David ‘86 & Martin, Ferne Oline, Mark ‘78 & Rebecca Ozaki, Hiroya ‘08 & Kyoko Ozeki, Arthur & Kaya Platek, Nir Plum, John & Mimi Polashek, Michael & Hashiuchi, Mitsuko Rahman, Farida ‘68 Richardson, Kay ‘76 & Wynant, JS Sakamoto, Tomo & Kana Schmelzeis, Joseph ‘80 & Mizutori Schmelzeis, Yuko Sclafani, Matthew ‘87 & Jennifer Seki, Ichiran & Wu, Iris Shirakawa, Kotoe ‘03 & Tomohiro Shrestha, Shambhu & Manandhar Shrestha, Rachana Silver, Nick & Yumiko Smith, Gary & Jeng, Amy Sumida, Shiori ‘99 Suzukawa-Tseng, Linda ‘72 Takada, Yuko Takahashi, Hal & Tomoko Takahashi, Masaki & Yamaguchi, Yumi Takahashi, Masumi & Hiromi Takahashi, Yoshiro & Rie Takizawa, Sayo & Eiji Tanaka, Rick ‘67 & Catherine Tawara, Nakao Tawara, Ted & Lia Terao, Sayumi ‘07 & Kobayashi, Kazuki Tilley-Bouez, Lara ‘01 Toyama, Kentaro ‘87
Tsuchida, Carol Turner, Sally ‘66 Wang, Jianfeng & Ting Watanabe, Shinsuke & Kanako Watkins, Clive & Sprague, Tasha Whitson, Tom & Misty Xiao, Simon & Wang, Lesley Xu, Yeren & Wang, Fan Yamada, Leslie D ‘64 Yamagata, Satoshi & Erina Yamamoto, Takeshi & Waka Yamasaki, Paul & Afifah Yamasaki, Shinji ‘03 Yamazaki, Masahiro & Toyoko Yokosuka, Masato ‘98 & Mariko Yoshida, Katsuhisa Zhang, Charles & Shen, Shirley
Tomodachi Club ¥50,000—¥99,999 Anonymous (5) Aiba, Isao & Lisa Anderson, Rusty ‘76 & Lori Aoyagi, Matthew & Nagako Asano, Takahiro & Naoko Barboriak, Laura & Eric Barger, John & Elizabeth Bastick, Lisa ‘82 Bender, Brian & Ayako Bender, Dan & Ruth Bernier, Kenichiro ‘19 Boardman, John & Antonia Brubaker, Debbie ‘80 Buford, James & Ali Chapman, Paul & Sonobe-Chapman, Yoko Chen, Changyu & Nakao, Ai Chen, Luyi & Xu, Ruby Chew, John & Tomoko Chuchro, Katie & Doug Cromwell, Penny ‘67 D’Honau, Billy ‘84 Early, Robert & Hitomi Epstein, Jonathan & Liu Esparza Pedroza, Gonzalo & Esparza Gaucin, Martha Eto, Batara & Midori Fitzpatrick, Tod ‘63 Fukuma, Lalaka ‘93 & Jin Gordon, Samuel & Katayama Gordon, Tomoko Habib, Tarek & Bahgat, Naila Haddad, Caroline & Scott Hafeez, Omar & Shah, Aine Hamaty, David & Michiko Hashimoto, Yutaka & Hisae Hattori, Enna ‘11 Havenar, Dustin & Caron, Inna
Hiramoto, Hideyuki & Shiobara, Fumiko Hoffman, Christian & Mikiko Hokari, Goro & Nami Holland, Kate ‘94 & John Imoto, Yoh & Anna Izushima, Yasuhiro & Noriko Kaneko, Jun & Akane Kawahara, Jun & Noriko Keyes, Justin & Sasaki, Mai Kitakoshi, Akihito & Alisa Kitao, Toshiki & Masayo Kobayashi, Takashi & Toshiyo Kohara, Rinya & Eleanor Kuwahara, Kei ‘09 L’Heureux, Marc & Heidi Lang, Benjamin & Aki Livdahl, Sonia ‘04 & Song, Daniel Lloyd, Aaron & Chiho Ludlow-Ortner, Julia ‘72 & Ortner, Robert Makita, Akira & Yuko Mallat, Mary Margaret & Deck, David Marini, Buddy ‘85 & Hitomi Martino, Bill ‘63 & Betsy Matsumoto, Toyokazu & Naomi
McCready, Amanda & Jim McNeeley, Kevin & Nobuko McNeill, Jeffrey & Kazuko Merino, Stefan & Ione Miller, Mark Minamisawa, Toshiyuki & NingNing Modderman, Eelco & Hengeveld, Emily Morgenstern, Fred ‘83 & Kendra Nagata, Paul ‘74 & Susan Nakano, Teruki & Yoko Naoi, Nozomi ‘02 Niimi, Reiko ‘75 Nixon, Nik & Choi, Choi Oba, Yusuke & Junko Okamoto, Takeshi ‘96 & Satomi Oku, Seiichi & Miki Opitz, Sean & Amanda Parsons, Terry ‘65 & Chase, Richard Peralta, Mel & Acevedo Peralta, Nyoka Piscopo, Albert & Kara Prieb, Roy & Walsh, Miho Rice, Stephen ‘64 & Kimiyo Rich, Motoko ‘87 & Topping, Mark Rieger, Christopher & Ann
Saitoh, Yasuhiro & Yayoi Sarashina, Toshiyuki & Riany, Arie Sasao, Toshi & Masami Savarese, Lynn ‘73 & John Schlichting, Richard & Cynthia Sekiguchi, Heather & Shuhei Suzuki, Erie & Tamami Suzuki, Yuimi Takano, Kyoko & Hiroyuki Takeda, Hiro & Yuka Tanaka, Rei & Hollie Tanaka, Hiroko Tanaka, Wakana Tsuchida, Kosaku & Yurifa Upadhyay, Bhupesh & Sajala Villasana Davila, Jaime & Nakayama, Sachiho Weingarten, Neil & Andi Witt, Gene & Janet Yamazaki, Yuichiro & Miki Yan, An & Hu, Grace Yang, Chengwen & Gong, Jian Yoshinami, Velvet ‘74 & Arthur Zhang, Jessica & Zhao, Changming Zuber Meehan, Amy & Meehan, Phil
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Endowment While the Annual Fund is the school’s fundraising priority and essential to the yearly fiscal health of the school’s operating budget, a robust endowment will ensure ASIJ’s long-term financial security. Though ASIJ was established over 120 years ago, its endowment is a newer philanthropic opportunity. We give thanks to the donors who established funds within the endowment this year, either for the purpose of ensuring a specific program in perpetuity or providing the school flexibility to use funds where it sees most need. Restricted and unrestricted named funds may be established with a minimum gift of ¥5 million. Five new funds were established this year within the endowment: The Equinox Fund | for student wellness Lee, Peter Meng Tong & Tang-Lee, Ann
Four Reds Fund | for unrestricted endowment support Little, Drew ‘87 & Jennifer
Joseph E DeMarsh Scholarship Fund | for scholarship Ting, George ‘64
Toma Family Fund | for unrestricted endowment support Toma, Derek, Natalie, & Sharon
Zee Family Fund | for the Chinese language program Zee, Jinly ‘90 & Tsujita, Kazuya
Thank you to the donors who made gifts this year to the below funds. Alumni Scholarship Fund ASIJ Technology Fund David Nicodemus Bequest Edwin and Haru Matsukata Reischauer Fund Faculty Development Fund Financial Aid General Endowment AFLAC International, Inc. Floch, Patty & Bruzek, Ken Noffsinger, Teresa (in memory of Joe DeMarsh) Reese, Lenore & Isenberg, Joshua Waseda Bacchus Club
Hoffsommer Memorial Fund John Sullivan Memorial Fund Joseph E DeMarsh Scholarship Fund Isom, Harriet
Ki Nimori Fund Munzenmeyer Memorial Fund Ray Downs Faculty Fund Ray Downs Scholarship Fund Reischauer Fund Strength and Courage Fund Lund, Andy ‘81 & Denise Nakamatsu, Gaylynn ‘91 (in memory of Martha Zaiser Koelmel ‘80) Nakamatsu, Greg ‘86
The Takakuni Go Fund Vicky Downs Scholarship Fund
George Ting ‘64 and Susan DeMarsh celebrate the establishment of the Joseph E DeMarsh Scholarship Fund.
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Japan Center co-directors Mariko Yokosuka and Kyoko Takano.
Japan Center Stage Many important Japanese cultural traditions are part of ASIJ curricular and co-curricular activities, often led by experts who have honed their crafts from generations-old teaching. Kyoko Takano, co-director of the school’s Japan Center, is one such master of a craft. Kyoko has been studying Nihon Buyo, a traditional Japanese dance, since she was 16 years old. She finished her high school education through the Takarazuka Music School, an all-girls school providing a rigorous training in dance (modern, tap, ballet, and Japanese), singing, and acting. After graduation, she performed with Takarazuka Revue Company, an all-female performing company for which Kyoko often played the male lead role in their stage productions. Kyoko had long dreamed of receiving a natori, a professional stage name. Natori is only bestowed on qualified students who have passed the various required examinations, which are not easy and take years of practice. However, Kyoko stopped performing, got married, and raised her children, who are ASIJ alumnae. Twenty years later, as her children were older, Kyoko started to get involved in the elementary school’s Nihon Buyo classes and the high school spring musical. She decided it was time to restart her performance career again and work towards her lifelong goal of achieving natori.
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ASIJ middle schoolers have been traveling to the Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project since the 1970s. Generations of students will remember learning to live together in nature, taking in majestic views of the Yatsugatake Mountains, and enjoying Kiyosato’s famous ice cream.
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A favorite activity at the ELC is introducing our youngest students to real-life sumo wrestlers and explaining to them the art and commitment of the sport.
Kyoko asked her Nihon Buyo master, the renowned Juraku Hanayagi, to come to ASIJ and she worked as his assistant in classes and continued her practice of dance. When she was working from home during the first phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, she devoted the hours she saved from commuting to practice. She eventually passed the Hanayagi School exam and debuted at the National Theater in February 2023 in a Kabuki-style performance. Her long-time dream of achieving natori came true! Kyoko’s natori is Hanayagi Raku Sanjyo – Hanayagi for the school, Raku for her teacher, and Sanjyo from her Takarazuka stage name.
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Master swordsman Suiju Kaito taught Grade 7 students about batto, the practice of drawing and cutting with a katana sword, and bushido, the way of the samurai.
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MS and HS students learned Kyogen, classical Japanese comedy theater, from the Yamamoto family and their company, living national treasures who are widely acclaimed for their artistry and designated Preservers of Intangible Cultural Properties. Their performance marked the 45th year of Kyogen at ASIJ.
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faculty and parent involved events
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students in cocurriculars, including Tea Ceremony, Nihon Buyo, and Kendo
partnerships
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Decade Clubs We are grateful to the loyal donors who have given for one, two, three, or even four decades to the ASIJ Annual Fund.
Quadruple Decade Club Blizzard, Jan ‘71 & Craig Boatwright, David ‘73 Burkart, Ned ‘48 & Pauline Cohen, Rick ‘69 & Topper-Cohen, Barbara Downs, Vicky Glazier, Ken ‘67 Haines, Andrew ‘60 & Lisa Nicol, Joanna ‘52 Nielsen, Jeannette ‘59 Pietraszek, Margaret & Henry Schaffer, Sally ‘76 Shimizu, George ‘39
Triple Decade Club Adams, Nancy & Jim Cooper, Peter & Pam Fattal, Leon ‘57 & Suzanne Floch, Patty & Bruzek, Ken Francischetti, Mark ‘72 Harnik, Peter ‘69 & Yoko James, Larry Jones-Morton, Pamela (PhD) Kobayashi, Albert ‘42 & Betty Kroehler Magnuson, Jody ‘73 & Magnuson, Clark Livingston, Jerry ‘81 & Bonnie
Lund, Andy ‘81 & Denise Lury, Dick ‘65 & Gemma McCoy, Will ‘59 & Lynne Meyer, Mary ‘65 Moss, Carolyn ‘73 & Hawkins, Daniel Tunis, Jeffrey Wakat, Barbara ‘88 Walsh, Bob ‘81
Double Decade Club Buchanan Pierce, Lucia ‘68 Coopat, Tom & Cheryle Duke, Sue ‘83 Ewart, Emilie ‘97 & Jake Fujishima, Julie ‘84 Huo, Eugene ‘96 Huo, Jeffrey ‘94 Kidder, Paul ‘76 & Terry Kuroda, Mitzi ‘77 & Elledge, Stephen Mera, Yuhka ‘81 Morgenstern, Fred ‘83 & Kendra Nishida, David & Tina ‘85 Norris, Peggy ‘65 & Charles Plum, John & Mimi Porté, Thierry Sanders, Mike ‘87 & Jun Squier, Mid & Carol Stokes, Paul & Rose
Decade Club Berkove, Ethan ‘86 & Kyra Bernier, Jeff & Seiko Cannon, Alan & Kitakado, Fuyumi Ehrenkranz, Andra ‘83 & John Greig, Katherine ‘94 Harte, Esther Kamano, Hiroyuki & Harumi Martino, Bill ‘63 & Betsy Meller, Louise ‘63 & Lukowski, Jay Miller, Scott & Mary Mizuno, Toshizumi & Junko Morgenstern, David ‘88 Nakashima, Amane & Chizuru Nishikawa Fu, Hiroko & Fu, Ming-Xia Piez, Catherine ‘82 & Whatford, Mark Schlichting, Richard & Cynthia Seltzer, Susan & Theo Snell, Richard & Fran Sult, Nathan ‘75 & Tarter, Beth Taffel, Max ‘04 & Yang, Allen Takada, Yuko Turner, Sally ‘66 Wilce, Matt & Suzuki, Sho Yao, Alejo & Lusan Zee, Jinly ‘90 & Tsujita, Kazuya
Decade Clubs recognize donors who have given for 10, 20, 30, 40, or more consecutive years. Donations of any amount count toward Decade Club status. Decade Club members have a tremendous impact at ASIJ through their sustained support.
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Annual Fund 2022-23
A RecordBreaking Giving 1000 Tuesday 653 Our Goal
Fund Year 22/23
930
Current Donor Households
This year, we celebrated a record-breaking Giving Tuesday for the ASIJ Annual Fund on November 29, 2022. Mustangs near and far shared the lasting impact of an ASIJ experience and felt the school spirit permeating campus and social media. Nearly 320 donors gave over ¥41.5 million to bolster ASIJ’s people, programs, and facilities. We are heartened by the growth of support from our community. While gifts are impactful no matter what time of year they are received, it Fund of Year Fundin Year is always so exciting to feel the enthusiasm Mustangs a 22/23 21/22 celebration of philanthropy like Giving Tuesday.
Fund Year 21/22 Fund Year 22/23
¥50M ¥40M
¥41,534,868 Raised on Giving Tuesday
¥30M ¥20M ¥10M
Fund Year 21/22 ¥28,677,104 Fund Year 20/21 ¥17,643,910
We were especially grateful to the alumni and parent volunteers and the PTA and Alumni Council Giving Committees who kept the momentum going by reaching out to their classmates and fellow parents in many different ways — and time zones! Annual Fund 2022-23
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Alumni Donors Thank you to the alumni who gave to the ASIJ Annual Fund in the 2022-23 school year.
’39 Shimizu, George ’42 Kobayashi, Albert ’45 McKnight, Ronnie (Schwartz) ’48 Burkart, Ned ’49 Smith, Geoff ’50 Lenz, Pam (Alexander) ’51 Kurtz, Barb (Hester) ’52 Armstrong, Peter Nicol, Joanna (Strother) Potter, Meredith (Woods) Story, Morris
’53 Eills, Nancy (Brewer) ’56 Harkness, Sarah (Wheeler) Matsumoto, Ted Meyer, Elizabeth (Winn)
’57 Fattal, Leon
Swann, Barbara (Bowles)
’59 McCoy, Will
Nielsen, Jeannette (Elsener)
’60 Bergt, Dave
Haines, Andrew Lyons, Phyllis Namkung, George
’61 Caligiuri, Tanya (Stephens) Griffin, Grace (Ting) Sapala, Beth (Danker) Zehr, Kei (Uramatsu)
’62 Meyer, Fred ’63
Yang, James Fitzpatrick, Tod Martino, Bill Meller, Louise Perry, David Wardlaw, Andrew
’64 Bonner, David
Rice, Stephen Van Campen, Mariko Yamada, Leslie (Davis)
’65 Farkas, Jennifer (Burkard)
Kurahashi, Nancy (Nagase) Lury, Dick Meyer, Mary Norris, Peggy (Tsukahira) Parsons, Terry
’66 Bronsal, Jeannie (See) Dean, Ron Marsh, Daniel Turner, Sally (Noll)
’67 Cromwell, Penny
Glazier, Ken Kerr, Virginia Tanaka, Rick Trozpek, Robin (Weeks)
’68 Buchanan Pierce, Lucia (Buchanan) Colville, Glenn Oshima, Robert Rahman, Farida Vivian, Tal
’69 Cohen, Rick
Harnik, Peter Manning, Tom Neff, Suzi
’70 Higa, Ernie
Huskins, Debbie
’71 Blizzard, Jan (Schaale) Hayao, George Holloway, Kathy Moore, Craig Sanoden, Jim Shorrock, Terry Weiss, Steve Wilson, Dave
’72 Davis, Jenny (Skillman)
Flynn, Karin (Jagel) Francischetti, Mark Ludlow-Ortner, Julia (Ludlow) Morgen, Bruce Suzukawa-Tseng, Linda (Suzukawa) Wexler, Barbara (Teasdall)
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Clough, Julie (Van Wyk) Kleinjans, Connie Kroehler Magnuson, Jody (Kroehler) Leybold, Sandy (Colville) Melnick, Mark Moss, Carolyn Reiser, Dorothy (Cohen) Savarese, Lynn (Ashby) Thomas, Tory Tsuchihashi, Nancy
’74 King, Yen (Helen Hong)
Nagata, Paul Reynolds, A-Lan (Von Hornlein) Yoshinami, Velvet (Ando)
’75 Jagel, Erik
Kidder, Jon Niimi, Reiko Sult, Nathan Wakamatsu, Ernie
’76 Anderson, Rusty
Hayao, Kenji Horwitz, Liz (Yanagihara) Kidder, Paul Rich, Miriam Richardson, Kay Schaffer, Sally Stewart, Judy (Boatwright)
’77 Honaman, Andy
Jacobson, Kim Kuroda, Mitzi Phillips, Marjorie Ryu, Roy
’78 Anonymous
Bailey, Mark Collins, Jenny (Hamill) Matsumoto, Kent Oline, Mark Peters, Susan Smith, Deanna (Adams) Yanagihara, Midori
’79 Whitehead, Chuck ’80 Breer, Charles
Brubaker, Debbie Cavanaugh, Tom Eagan, Carol (Ford) Eimon, Ivar Kirby, Kyoko (Ono) Schmelzeis, Joseph Walsh, Will
’81 Harada, Mary (Che)
Hinz, Joel Ledbetter, Phaedra (Onuma) Livingston, Jerry Lund, Andy Matsubara, Kathy (Wakamatsu) Mera, Yuhka Soga, Michitaka Walsh, Bob
’82 Bastick, Lisa
Piez, Catherine
’83 Duke, Sue
Ehrenkranz, Andra (Bowman) Krisher, Joe Morgenstern, Fred
’84 D’Honau, Billy
Fujishima, Julie Nakayama, Tetsu Suzuki, Rei
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’85 Brennan, Susie (Burks)
Callanan, Erin Marini, Buddy Nelson, Brian Nishida, Tina (Yamano) Orton-Tweed, Sandra (Orton) Rapp, Riya (Takaya)
’86 Berkove, Ethan
’94 Greig, Katherine
Holland, Kate (Franke) Huo, Jeffrey MacCallum, Margaret Nishimi, Tetsuya Proskoczilo, Brandy (Hermann)
’95 Bhat, Rahul
Chapman, Marc
Elstrom, Deanna (Ciarlante) Krgin, Mari (Katz) Lee, David Nakamatsu, Greg Okamoto, David Schmeil, J.C.
’96 Anonymous
Little, Drew Rich, Motoko Sanders, Mike Sclafani, Matthew Sharp, Robert Toyama, Kentaro
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’87 Kohl, Kari (Wilkinson)
’88 Abe, Minako
Baker, Frederick Cobb, Bitsy (Horn) Durfee, Peter Marini, Nina Morgenstern, David Wakat, Barbara
’89 Anderson, Ashley DiCicco, Daniel Green, Michael Sano, Tokuya Sparrgrove, Brett
’90 Curnutt, Heather
Ghosh, Bapi Kelsch, John Krisher, Ako (Inatomi) Nakayoshi, Yasu Ogawa, Andy Pocock, Ben Zee, Jinly
’91 Kaser, Patrick ’92 Harvey, Chris ’93 Bryner, Leila
Clark, Matt Fukuma, Lalaka (Ogawa) Nakayama, Mayumi Sacca, Crystal (English)
Butler, Devon Huo, Eugene Okamoto, Takeshi
’97 Ewart, Emilie (Fisher) Miller, Richard Whitworth, Brooke Hanaoka, Mimi Jones, James Jones, Sam Okamoto, Tet Okubo, Ryo Yokosuka, Masato
’99 Boaz, Reina
Fujisaki, Koa (Shino) Ogawa, Ryuzo Sumida, Shiori Wissel, Debbie
’00 Choo, Yoon Suk Hastings, Paul Joslyn, Andrew Kawaguchi, Kaz Kearney, Ryan Sack, Jonathan
’01 Thomas-Polak, Sarah (Thomas) Tilley-Bouez, Lara Woods, Matt
’02 Asano, Mifumi (Ando) Delia, Anna (Tuttle) Naoi, Nozomi O’Brien, Kelly
’03 Keese, Brent
Shirakawa, Kotoe Sloan, Sean Yamasaki, Shinji
’04 Livdahl, Sonia
Mothersill, Jason Sloan, Erika Taffel, Max
’05 Wakutsu, Shuji Woods, Steve
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Dirkse, Tai Jacobsson, Timmy Thornton, Michael Yong, Calvin
’07 Hashimoto, Noriko (Nakao) Keese, Jaclyn O’Hearn, Patrick Terao, Sayumi Wakutsu, Kohei
’08 Ozaki, Hiroya ’09 Bender, Will
Kuwahara, Kei Lintvelt, David
’10 Forster, David
Kanzawa, Janet Marut, Justin Takano, Mimi
’11 Hattori, Enna
Heideman, Alexander
’12 Keese, Julie ’13 Wakayama, Takuya ’14 Nakayama-Cooper, Erica ’19 Bernier, Kenichiro ’20 Rekate, Emma ’21 McCready, Aidan ’23 Macek, Mason
Flexing Space The art of teaching is perpetually changing, and as the intangible qualities of a classroom change, the furniture and spaces need to be flexible, too. Rooms need to easily adapt for independent work, collaborative discussions, and small groups, often in one class period. ASIJ is brimming with smart, inspired students. At the same time that we are making classrooms more effective for student-led, teacher-framed learning, we are also finding more spaces across campus to bring lessons to life in settings outside of the traditional classroom. The middle school administrative suite was reconfigured over the summer to make room for student-led collaborations with faculty and staff. What was once the middle school principal’s office is now a collaborative space for student council and other club meetings, conversations with teachers, and more. Also, the middle school’s curriculum coordinator has moved into the administrative suite, facilitating even further the integration of Portrait of a Learner competencies and Deep Learning within the curriculum.
Across the hall sits a newly-configured Student Center. Featuring soothing lighting, positive mantras on the walls, and non-traditional seating options, including a hammock, the Student Center houses the school’s two middle school counselors. The full-time counselors regularly meet with students to provide support academically, socially, and emotionally. Their program remains as robust as past years, and the new Student Center offers more space for students to gather and a dedicated area for group counseling at this sometimes-turbulent time of adolescence. The biggest community space within the Middle School is the Commons, an inviting area illuminated by skylights. The Commons is the setting of varied scenes: students quietly studying, intense concentration on a 2,000-piece puzzle, energized showings of musical and drama performances, and lounging. The Commons now features foosball tables and oversized lawn games, allowing for organic socializing and just plain fun.
Other campus enhancements:
ASIJ’s commitment is to Know, Value, and Care for every student. Faculty and staff care about students as learners and also as people. Every division works to create a sense of community and connectedness for all students, and advisory sessions and social and emotional learning are cornerstones of the curriculum. Alongside academic content, students are taught to develop Portrait of a Learner competencies, qualities to help them thrive in real-world situations.
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25 new laser-illuminated classroom projectors were installed to replace older aging ones
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Additional robotics equipment was purchased for the VEX robotics team and classes
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New HS library furniture was purchased to provide a variety of seating options and work stations, including interlocking wedge tables that can be reconfigured as needed, lightweight chairs with storable desks for flexible working spaces, and cozy egg-shaped chairs for enhanced focusing
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Myriad new software licenses support things like personalized learning in second-grade math, cocurricular registration processes, and technology integration in music classes
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Athletics upgrades include items like sound absorption panels in the pool area and new basketball hoops
Parent Donors Thank you to the current parents who gave to the ASIJ Annual Fund in the 2022-23 school year.
Anonymous (29) Abe, Minako ‘88 & Shelton, Michael Acton, Jeff & Akiko Agud Ruiz, Jordi & Vila Viñas, Raquel Akaishi, Masahiro & Maki Akiyama, Gen & Yuko Aomi, Shinya & Emi Aoyagi, Matthew & Nagako Arai, Kensuke & Yoko Arriaga Lee, Armando & Serok Asano, Mifumi ‘02 & Yoon, Ki Jong Asano, Takahiro & Naoko Ball, Kyle & King, Myra Barger, John & Elizabeth Benba, Selim & Aygun Benba, Deniz Bender, Brian & Ayako Benner, Michael & Noriko Bernier, Jeff & Seiko Bhasin, Taro & Sayoko Bidinger, Michael & Keiko Boardman, John & Antonia Bregeon, Denis & Desperques, Karine Bryson, Sayako & Robin Buford, James & Ali Bussman, Randy & Hiromi Caldwell, Dale & Megumi Caldwell, Paul & Sawada, Mayumi Carrillo, Christy & Littlefield, Tim Cascio, Joe & Tricia Cashell, Kieron & Haga, Kotoha Chapman, Marc ‘95 & Matsuhisa, Yoshiko Chapman, Paul & Sonobe-Chapman, Yoko Chavali, Cram & Anya Che, Karl & Yasuda, Naomi Chen, Changyu & Nakao, Ai Chen, Luyi & Xu, Ruby Chen, Qingyang & Xie, Yiqiu Cheng, Baldwin & Cheung, Fan Chew, John & Tomoko Chuang, Peter & Harumi Chuchro, Katie & Doug Chung, Tiy & Mak, Linda Ciganer Albeniz, Archie & Yoko Cokerdem, Shayne & Cokerdem- DePriest, Diane Confer, Dwain & Miah Conrad, Andrew & Chitose Cook, Justin & April Copty, Anthony & Jourdi, Rita 18
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Corrado, Dickon & Toshima Corrado, Ito Crockett, Rigel & Janzen, Ariel Curtis, Jeremy & Angela Dan, Basil & Chieko Daniels, Todd & Amy Davis, Lennie & Tamera de Leon, Emily & Roberto Demirkol, Ozgur & Ozge Dickinson, Nadine & Michael Drabkin, Mark & Miwako Draper, Alan & Lisa Duncan, Russell & Tiffany Durfee, Peter ‘88 & Megumi Early, Robert & Hitomi Edo, Masato & Yoshiko Ehira, Hiroaki & Nao Elstrom, Deanna ‘86 & Peter Epstein, Jonathan & Liu Esparza Pedroza, Gonzalo & Esparza Gaucin, Martha Eto, Batara & Midori Evans, Daniel & Shiho Faulk, Laura & Andy Feldman, Bradford & Joyce Fichardt, Hardi & Emily Fink, Jim & Mika Fu, Howard & Yukimi Fu, John & Ito, Ai Fujii, Gene & Amy Fujishima, Julie ‘84 Fujita, Chikara & Jianru Fujiwara, Fuyuki & Tomoko Fukao, Tsuyoshi & Mariko Fukikoshi, Akihiro & Tomoko Fukuda, Junsuke & To, Rika Fukuma, Lalaka ‘93 & Jin Fukumoto, Daisuke & Naomi Furukawa, Tak & Natsumi Galvin, Jeff & Miki Giro Quincke, Alfredo & Martin Rivas, Maria Gracia Go, Taka & Aiko Gocsei, Renaud & Higashio, Aya Gohdo, Hitoshi & Yukari Golden, Eric & Ayako Gonzalez Gonzalez, Carlos & Murrieta Fernandez, Andrea Gordon, Samuel & Katayama Gordon, Tomoko Graeme, Llywelyn & Athena
Graffagna, Michael & Takenaga, Mika Graham, Seth & Suzuki, Akemi Grant, Thomas & June Green, Michael ‘89 & Yuki Groeneveld, Lee & Sasha Guillemette, Eddie & Chi Gunzburger, Joni & David Gustin, Corey & Yasuko Guthrie, James & Misaki Guthrie, Jeff & Sakura Gutierrez, Alex & Mangle, Lydia Habib, Tarek & Bahgat, Naila Haddad, Caroline & Scott Hafeez, Omar & Shah, Aine Hamaty, David & Michiko Harigaya, Masatomo & Tomoko Harrison, Jeff & Manon Hashimoto, Noriko ‘07 & Akinori Hashimoto, Yutaka & Hisae Hassan, Matthew & Ojima, Mari Hattori, Keiji & Mayumi Havenar, Dustin & Caron, Inna Hershon, Andrew & Mika Heur, Dan & Nicole Hiramoto, Hideyuki & Shiobara, Fumiko Hirano, Pina & Yoko Hirasawa, Naoko & Taku Hisada, Michie Hoffman, Christian & Mikiko Hokari, Goro & Nami Holjo, Mats & Hiroe Hori, Shinichiro & Suzuko Idezawa, Takeshi & Aiko Imai, Eiji & Hiromi Imoto, Yoh & Anna In, Jaejun & You, Sunyoung Inoue, Katsuo & Asami Inoue, Yasutaka & Kanako Inoue, Yuko Ito, Shinji & Satoko Ito, Taeko & Katsuhiro Ito, Yoshi & Kae Iwata, Ken & Catherine Iyobe, Makoto & Chen, Claire Izushima, Yasuhiro & Noriko Jain, Gaurav & Vibhu Johnson, Mark & Gessert, Rebecca Juanda, Johnson & Aya Kakihara, Saori & Chang, Yongjin Kampa, Stephen & Kaori Kanda, Yasuyuki & Aya
Kaneko, Jun & Akane Kaneko, Tetsuya & Sofia Kanematsu, Tohru & Yoko Kano, Yuji & Megumi Kasamatsu, Rika & David Jun Kashiwagi, Blake & Jill Katayama, Akira & Keiko Kato, Ryotaro & Junko Kato, Tadashi & Mena Kawaguchi, Kaz ‘00 & Maki Kawahara, Jun & Noriko Keyes, Justin & Sasaki, Mai Kieffer, Lawrence & Rieko Kikuya, So & Haruko Kim, Dennis & Oh, Jiyoun Kim, Sinbae & Lim, Eunjung King, Mike & Nishimura, Makiko Kirpalani, Kamal & Brinda Kitakoshi, Akihito & Alisa Kitao, Toshiki & Masayo Kobayashi, Manami & Masatoshi Kobayashi, Takashi & Toshiyo Kobayashi, Terumi & Takashi Koga, Shuhei & Sayako Kohara, Rinya & Eleanor Koike, Junji & Aya Kondo, Taro & Reiko Kothari, Preeti & Vivek Ku, Wei & Utsuki, Mina Kudo, Yoshiaki & Maya Kumar, Partha & Lia Lai, Steve & Yuriko Lang, Benjamin & Aki Law-Smith, Craig & Jeannine Lee, David ‘86 & Kaori Lee, Jihyo & Song, Soyeon Lee, Kevin & Stephanie Lee, KJ & Won, Monica Lerma Ruiz, Martin & Lerma, Raquel Leuck, Daniel & Terada, Mika Li, Nan & Bai, Ye (Emily) Li, Zhibin & Wang, Yanqi Lin, George & Yayoi Little, Drew ‘87 & Jennifer Lloyd, Aaron & Chiho Lynch, Guy & Jeanette Ma, Sam & Quan, Veronica Macarios, Henry & Yuriko Macek, Craig & Debby Makita, Akira & Yuko Marini, Buddy ‘85 & Hitomi Masujima, Masakazu & Chiine Mathis, Robert & Kashimura-Mathis, Hiroko Matsudaira, Aki Matz Matsuki, Keisuke & Kei Matsutoya, Tamako McNeeley, Kevin & Nobuko McShane, Ai & Rory Mentzas, Spyro
Merino, Stefan & Ione Michels, Nancy & David Miller, Chad & Kitahara, Cathy Miller, Kristen & Richard ‘97 Miller, Mark Minamisawa, Toshiyuki & NingNing Modderman, Eelco & Hengeveld, Emily Moffett, James & Susan Morita, Sergio & Mayumi Muir, Jim & Kanai, Miwa Mukherjee, Jaya & Mukhopadhyay, Abhijit Murai, Noriko & Yeskel, Bill Murakami, Yumiko & Moses, Todd Nagasaki, Tadao & Ayano Nakajima, Ikutaro & Mika Nakamura, Mariko & Hiro Nakano, Akinori & Mariko Nakano, Teruki & Yoko Nakatomi, Ryosuke & Moeko Nakayama, Tetsu ‘84 & Ayumi Nakayoshi, Yasu ‘90 & Ikuko Neureiter, Kirk & Mariko Nguyen-Moreira, Daniel & Lily Nishikawa, Emi Niwa, Hideo & Kazuko Nixon, Nik & Choi, Choi O’Neill, Stephen & Karen O’Shea, Stephen & Saigusa O’Shea, Kie Oba, Yusuke & Junko Obata, Gen & Yuko Odaira, Noritsugu & Tomoko Ogawa, Ryuzo ‘99 & Tomoko Oh, Jisa Oka, Genki & Marie Okada, Hikaru & Yoshiko Okada, Nobu & Miwako Okamoto, Tet ‘98 & Eri Okuno, Marcus & Kazuko Opitz, Sean & Amanda Otsuka, Taro & Tomoko Ozeki, Arthur & Kaya Park, Chiman & Seo, Alice Park, Sangpil & Hwang, Jung Peralta, Mel & Acevedo Peralta, Nyoka Piscopo, Albert & Kara Pitale, Jon & Laura Polashek, Michael & Hashiuchi, Mitsuko Predeek, Shane & Nao Prieb, Roy & Walsh, Miho Raub, Josh & Shimada, Mihoko Rees, Grant & Kikuko Reese, Lenore & Isenberg, Joshua Reilly, Ken & Debbie Rich, Motoko ‘87 & Topping, Mark Rieger, Christopher & Ann Rivera, Damaris & Fahy, John Robbins, Drew & Aya Rolls, Grant & Harris-Rolls, Joanne
Roskamp, Philip & Kaho Roth, Alan & Perilman, Blair Saitoh, Yasuhiro & Yayoi Sakagawa, Leila & Kenichi Sakamoto, Tomo & Kana Salathé, Regina & Gregory Sano, Kenjiro & Keiko Sano, Yutaka & Kyoko Sarashina, Toshiyuki & Riany, Arie Satake, Ken & Nao Scott, David & Nikki Seki, Ichiran & Wu, Iris Sekiguchi, Heather & Shuhei Seltzer, Susan & Theo Sherluck, John & Sopna Shimamura, Ken & Kurata, Atsuko Shiotani, Keita Shrestha, Shambhu & Manandhar Shrestha, Rachana Shy, Leah & Wilson, Frazer Silecchia, Tom & Tate, Saori Silver, Nick & Yumiko Smith, Charles & Emi Smith, Derek & Magan Sobajima, Hisaya & Kinuko Sobotka, Chris & Leslie Sorba, Alan & Emi Spencer, Darren & Sally Suzuki, Erie & Tamami Suzuki, Shunsuke & Saeka Suzuki, Yuimi Tahara, Kunio & Eriko Takahashi, Hal & Tomoko Takahashi, Masaki & Yamaguchi, Yumi Takahashi, Masumi & Hiromi Takahashi, Tomomichi & Yoko Takahashi, Yoshiro & Rie Takami, Manabu & Miyuki Takamiya, Toshiro & Shino Takebe, Tsuyoshi & Maki Takeda, Hiro & Yuka Takigayama, Yue & Hiroaki Takizawa, Nicola & Takao Takizawa, Sayo & Eiji Tanaka, Rei & Hollie Tanaka, Hiroko Tanaka, Wakana Tanaka, Yuko & Chikara Tawara, Ted & Lia Tepper, Jonathan & Maxson, Michele Thiel, Andy & Tia Thota, Parthasarathy & Kamalavani Timms, Ryan & Yamaura-Timms, Aya Toppino, Stephanie & Jon-Paul Tsuchida, Carol Tsuchida, Kosaku & Yurifa Tsujiguchi, Hironobu & Maki Umeno, Ko & Misato Upadhyay, Bhupesh & Sajala Vargo, Miho & Keith Vermeire, Marc & Deborah Annual Fund 2022-23
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Vidyarthi, Paraj & Singh Vidyarthi, Puneeta Villasana Davila, Jaime & Nakayama, Sachiho Vriend, Pete & Amy Wan, Stan & Wong, Tiffany Wang, Jianfeng & Ting Watanabe, Shinsuke & Kanako Weingarten, Neil & Andi Weiss, Adam & Mie Wilcox, Scott & Sheila Wilkinson, Bryan & Randi Wray, Robert & Morishima, Takako
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Wright, Roger & Toshimi Wu, Wengang & Jiang, Mingzhu Xiao, Simon & Wang, Lesley Xu, Bin & Hou, Rachel Yaguchi, Masahiro & Suyapa Yamabe, Hiroshi & Chie Yamada, Daisuke & Seiko Yamagata, Satoshi & Erina Yamamoto, Takeshi & Waka Yamazaki, Masahiro & Toyoko Yamazaki, Yuichiro & Miki Yan, An & Hu, Grace Yan, Jack & Moriyama, Natsuko
Yang, Chengwen & Gong, Jian Yeh, Chris & Torigoe-Yeh, Shino Yokosuka, Masato ‘98 & Mariko Yoshida, Kei & Yoko Yoshikawa, Tatsuo & Miho Young, Sandra Yuson, Rusty & Sowder, Stuart Zee, Jinly ‘90 & Tsujita, Kazuya Zhang, Charles & Shen, Shirley Zhang, David & Momohara, Rie Zhang, Jessica & Zhao, Changming Zuber Meehan, Amy & Meehan, Phil
Alumni Parent Donors Thank you to the parents of alumni and former students who gave to the ASIJ Annual Fund in the 2022-23 school year.
Anonymous (8) Adams, Nancy & Jim Aoyagi, Matthew & Nagako Ball, Kyle & King, Myra Barber, Sue Barboriak, Laura & Eric Barrett, Jim & Sue Bender, Dan & Ruth Benning, Miyuki Bernier, Jeff & Seiko Besharah, Adam Bidle, Scott & Masami Blizzard, Jan ‘71 & Craig Boardman, John & Antonia Boyd, Jack & Pattie Brennan, Susie ‘85 & Sean Brinsley, Catlan & John Bulkley, Charles & Misa Burpee, Mark & Nakamura, Machi Bywaters, John & Ellen Caldwell, Dale & Megumi Cannon, Alan & Kitakado, Fuyumi Chang, John & Yoko Ciganer Albeniz, Archie & Yoko Conrad, Andrew & Chitose Cook, Justin & April Coopat, Tom & Cheryle Cooper, Peter & Pam DiCicco, Daniel ‘89 & Yuko Dornoff, Jeff & Deanne Downs, Vicky Duyan, Scott & Brenda Edmunds, Eric & Misa Farkas, Jennifer ‘65 & Arthur Folsom, Richard & Stephanie Ghosh, Bapi ‘90 & Miwa Gladsden, Brian & Sahai, Ruchika Gogerty, Dan & Lana Harte, Esther Hashimoto, Yutaka & Hisae Hassan, Matthew & Ojima, Mari Hastings, Paul ‘00 & Wissel, Debbie ‘99 Hermann, Beatrice & Kenneth Higa, Ernie ‘70 & Aya Holm, Kieran & Kishi, Hiroko
Howe, Dale & Tsuchii, Noriko Hu, Hua & Gao, Shan Huber, Susan Hyland, Jason & Cvetkovikj, Andrijana Ito, Masatoshi & Kumi Izushima, Yasuhiro & Noriko James, Larry Jenkins, David & Alyson Johnson, Mark & Gessert, Rebecca Kano, Yuji & Megumi Kanzawa, Elizabeth & Shunsuke Kashiwagi, Blake & Jill Katayama, Akira & Keiko Keese, Jack & Pamela Kieffer, Lawrence & Rieko Kindred, Jon & Sachiko Kirby, Kyoko ‘80 & Peter Knapp, Kevin & Jessica Kooy, Adriaan & Lizet Kumar, Partha & Lia Kwan, Sora & Jason L’Heureux, Marc & Heidi Lahad, Meenakshi & Samir Laughlin, Morgan & SatoLaughlin, Rumiko Law-Smith, Craig & Jeannine Lewis, Staughton & Chiharu Lewis-Workman, Kathleen & Steve Llamzon, Leah & Larry Lynch, Guy & Jeanette Macarios, Henry & Yuriko Macek, Craig & Debby Majid, Nasir & Chie Mallat, Mary Margaret & Deck, David Mathis, Robert & KashimuraMathis, Hiroko Matsui, Kathy & Koll, Jesper Matsumoto, Toyokazu & Naomi McCabe, Michael McCready, Amanda & Jim McCullough, Angie & Jake McDonald, James & Yumiko McNeill, Jeffrey & Kazuko Mendoza, Eli & Chizu Michels, William & Mary
Miller, Scott & Mary Miller, Tony & Melin, Cecilia Mizuno, Toshizumi & Junko Morgenstern, Fred ‘83 & Kendra Mukherjee, Jaya & Mukhopadhyay, Abhijit Murakami, Yumiko & Moses, Todd Nakashima, Amane & Chizuru Nakayama, Mayumi ‘93 Nelson, Brian ‘85 & Aileen Nelson, Michael & Laurie Neureiter, Kirk & Mariko Nishida, David & Tina ‘85 Nishikawa Fu, Hiroko & Fu, Ming-Xia Noddin, Bob & Janette O’Shea, Stephen & Saigusa O’Shea, Kie Ohara, Natsu Ohashi, Hiromasa & Momoko Oku, Seiichi & Miki Okuda, Jun & Natsuko Okuno, Marcus & Kazuko Otoo, Andrew & Natalie Pietraszek, Margaret & Henry Pike, Kathy Piscopo, Albert & Kara Platek, Nir Plum, John & Mimi Porté, Thierry Possman, John & Shoko Prasad, Srilalitha & Sharma, Venkatesh Prasad Prewitt, Dave & Carol Proctor, David Rapp, Riya ‘85 & Leon Reckord, Josh & Nancy Redl, Chris & Anita Relnick, Phil & Nobuko Ribeiro, Magno & Eliza Rich, Motoko ‘87 & Topping, Mark Rivera, Damaris & Fahy, John Robbins, Drew & Aya Salathé, Regina & Gregory Sano, Yutaka & Kyoko
Sasanuma, Catherine & Taisuke Sasao, Toshi & Masami Schlichting, Richard & Cynthia Scott, David & Nikki Semaya, David & Masako Slattery, Ronald & Toshiko Smith, Gary & Jeng, Amy Snell, Richard & Fran Spencer, Darren & Sally Squier, Mid & Carol Stokes, Paul & Rose Sullivan, Susan Suzukawa-Tseng, Linda ‘72 Suzuki, Rei ‘84 Takada, Yuko Takano, Kyoko & Hiroyuki Takizawa, Nicola & Takao Talbot, Jay & Yuki Taylor, David & Sue Thiel, Andy & Tia Thota, Parthasarathy & Kamalavani Toppino, Stephanie & Jon-Paul Tsusaka, Miki & Jun Tunis, Jeffrey Umezaki, Margit Villasana Davila, Jaime & Nakayama, Sachiho Wakamatsu, Ernie ‘75 & Yuko Wakutsu, Kyoko & Hiroshi Wardell, Linda Weiss, Adam & Mie Whitson, Tom & Misty Wierman, Albert & Ineke Witt, Gene & Janet Woods, Bob & Mary Gene Xiao, Simon & Wang, Lesley Yajima, Toshitaka & Tomoko Yamabe, Hiroshi & Chie Yamada, Daisuke & Seiko Yamasaki, Paul & Afifah Yao, Alejo & Lusan
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Faculty and Staff Donors We are appreciative of the faculty and staff who, in addition to going above and beyond for our students, underscored their commitment to ASIJ by giving to the Annual Fund.
Faculty & Staff Anonymous (1) Alcodray, Aaron Apel, Tricia Apel, Warren Asano, Mifumi ‘02 Augustine, Brad Beardsley, Meena Benning, Miyuki Berg, Josh Brigham, Akiko Bryson, Sayako Burpee, Mark Carrillo, Christy Claudio, Milan Cokerdem, Shayne Cokerdem-DePriest, Diane Confer, Dwain Confer, Miah Crockett, Rigel Curtis, Pip Davis, Lennie Davis, Tamera de Leon, Emily de Leon, Roberto Dickinson, Nadine Dirkse, Tai ‘06 Dolman, Carmen Eimon, Ivar ‘80 Faulk, Andy Faulk, Laura Fichardt, Emily Fichardt, Hardi Fisico, Misael Fuller, Jody Ghadimi, Mary Ghosh, Bapi ‘90 Ghosh, Miwa Gunzburger, Joni Gutierrez, Alex Haddad, Caroline Handy, Kathryn Handy, Lloyd Hardin, Jim Hardin, Marti Harris-Rolls, Joanne Harrison, Jeff Harrison, Manon Heidt, Nick Hirasawa, Naoko Howe, Dale Ill, Brad Ill, Linda Ito, Taeko Iwata, Catherine 22
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Iwata, Ken Jacobsson, Timmy ‘06 Janewicz, Laurel Jiménez, Gabriela Johnson, Mark Kakihara, Saori Kano, Iku Kanoh, Aileen Koizumi, Mary Krisher, Ako ‘90 L’Heureux, Heidi L’Heureux, Marc Lahad, Meenakshi Landry, Tracie Lewis-Workman, Kathleen Lin, Johnson Liu, Miranda Llamzon, Leah Lonergan, Claire Lundgren-Williams, Christine Macek, Craig Macek, Debby Mangle, Lydia Markovich, Annie Marut, Justin ‘10 McCullough, Angie McCullough, Jake McQueen, Doug McQueen, Naoko McShane, Ai Meehan, Phil Moll, Maddie Murray, Carl Murray, Jilene Nakamura, Machi Nakayoshi, Ikuko Nakayoshi, Yasu ‘90 Naughton, Becky Naughton, Ryan Neale, David Ogawa, Ryo Ortwein, Megan Ostermiller, Jenny Peak, Lindsay Pfeiffer, Mary Pitale, Jon Pitale, Laura Power, Candace Prasad, Srilalitha Raub, Josh Richard, Jamie Rivera, Damaris Rolls, Grant Sachdeva, Koshika Sack, Jonathan ‘00
Sakagawa, Leila Shimada, Mihoko Shy, Leah Strycharske, Alicia Strycharske, Carl Sugiya, Minako Sutter, Sarah Suzuki, Ryosuke Tajima, Toshi Takano, Kyoko Takano, Mimi ‘10 Takigayama, Yue Takizawa, Nicola Thiel, Andy Thiel, Tia Torchon, Jeff Torchon, Nikki Tsuji, Koshiro Upadhyay, Bhupesh Upadhyay, Sajala Vargo, Miho Vermeire, Marc Voigt, Suzanna Vriend, Amy Vriend, Pete Wakutsu, Kyoko Walsh, Russell Watkins, Clive Wilce, Matt Wilcox, Scott Wilcox, Sheila Wilkinson, Bryan Wilkinson, Randi Williams, Beau Wilson, Frazer Wu, Min Yokosuka, Mariko Yoshida, Hiromi Yoshioka, Sayuri Zuber Meehan, Amy
Former Faculty & Staff Anonymous (2) Adams, Nancy Allworth, Charlie Beckes, Skye Bender, Dan Bender, Ruth Boyd, Jack Boyd, Pattie Cooper, Pam Cooper, Peter Dennis, Thurman Downs, Vicky
Duyan, Brenda Duyan, Scott Edgar, Clee Edgar, Suzanne Floch, Patty Fukuda, Taeko Garrison, Greg Gessert, Rebecca Gilman, Irene Gilmartin, Ed Gogerty, Dan Gogerty, Lana Huber, Susan Jones-Morton, Pamela Kanzawa, Elizabeth Kanzawa, Janet ‘10 Kita, Virginia Knapp, Jessica Knapp, Kevin Lewis, Chuck Mallat, Mary Margaret Massau, Kay Pietraszek, Margaret Prewitt, Carol Prewitt, Dave Reckord, Josh Reckord, Nancy Relnick, Nobuko Smith, Allison Snell, Fran Snell, Richard Squier, Carol Squier, Mid Tanaka, Yuko Taylor, David Taylor, Sue Umezaki, Margit Vasché, Polly (Phillips) Vermeire, Deborah Wanless, Randy Williams, Renee Witt, Gene Witt, Janet Woods, Mary Gene
April Appreciation Every April, the PTA Annual Fund Committee and the Advancement Office invite the community to give to the Annual Fund to share gratitude for ASIJ’s faculty and staff.
and in April then have the opportunity to send messages of appreciation to an individual teacher, member of staff, or group of people who work at school.
Gifts to the Annual Fund support teachers and students every day, and families who make a gift throughout the year
Nearly 150 messages of gratitude were shared with faculty and staff. Below are just a few:
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Our daughter really enjoys the English class with you, which has never really been her favorite in the past. She appreciates your method and style of teaching which makes the topics easy to grasp. She finds the feedback and constructive criticism you provide to be extremely helpful and it motivates her to improve and continue making an effort...Thank you for your hard work!
As a parent, it is so comforting to know that he feels he has a trusted adult in you, that you are someone who can help him solve problems and he can talk to, and that you are looking out for him! We are so grateful!
Thank you so much for being such a loving and thoughtful teacher and for making Kindergarten a wonderful class!
Thank you for all that you do as a teacher to help [our daughter] in her learning journey. She really enjoys how you integrate economics and psychology into the Modern World Foundations curriculum and get her to think about the world in a complex, multi-faceted way. You are appreciated.
We wanted to thank you for all your patience and kindness with [our son] this year. He really has learned a lot from guidance. It is so awesome to hear him say things like “I want to talk about how I’m feeling” or to hear him empathize with his brother with “I know how that feels.”
[My daughter] is so happy and lucky to have you as her teacher and she looks forward to going to school every day!
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Community Donors Thank you to the many members of our extended community who support our Annual Fund every year – once a Mustang, always a Mustang!
Friends
Grandparents
Corporate
Anonymous (2) Alexander, Sarah Kamano, Hiroyuki & Harumi Kroll, Cody Liu, Andy & Roth, Mary Millican, Katie Musci, Michele Smither, Kenneth Takahashi, Tomoyuki
Aiba, Isao & Lisa Iwata, Kazuko Kindred, Jon & Sachiko Tawara, Nakao Witt, Gene & Janet Yoshida, Katsuhisa
AFLAC International
Gift in Kind Nishikawa Fu, Hiroko & Fu, Ming-Xia
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Corporate Matches Anonymous BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. Deere & Company GAP Japan K.K. Goldman Sachs Google Indeed Japan Microsoft
The Gate Society Those who have generously arranged to include ASIJ in their estate plans become members of the Gate Society. Planned giving is a long-term fundraising option that enables individuals to make charitable donations that consider the personal and family needs of the donor. Planned gifts are most commonly donated through a trust or will, and are
Anderson, Irene ‘74 & Somes, James Bergt, Dave ‘60 & Jeannine Cohen, Frederick ‘69 Cooper, Peter & Pam ‡ Dennis, Thurman Downs, Vicky ‡ Downs, Ray ‘50 Forgrieve, Bruce ‘77 Glazier, Kenneth ‘67 Harada, Mary ‘81 ‡ Harris, Frederick
usually made of assets, rather than current income. ASIJ’s Advancement Office can help you create a meaningful gift plan tailored to your philanthropic and financial needs. While there are often tax and other financial benefits associated with planned giving, the most meaningful reward is knowing that your gift will have an impact on future generations of students.
‡ Haven, Robert Hesselink, Ann ‘71 ‡ Hoffsommer, Abigail ‘27 ‡ Hoffsommer, Walter ‘29 Huddle, James ‘70 Jones-Morton, Pamela (PhD) Ludlow-Ortner, Jules ‘72 & Ortner, Robert Muhl, Dick Nichols, Kerry & Lynn ‡ Nicodemus, David ‘33
Proctor, David Shibata, Hideko ‘66 ‡ Snyder, Ronald ‡ Sullivan, John Sundberg, Carl ‘77 Suzuki, Chizu ‘64 Ting, George ’64 Trozpek, Robin ’67 & Ludd Tunis, Jeffrey Ware, Brent ‘74
‡ Deceased
Planned giving can include: •
Simple bequests of funds
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Gifts of stock or property
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Making ASIJ the beneficiary of a life insurance policy
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Charitable gift annuity
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Charitable remainder trust
All members of the ASIJ community are welcome to join the Gate Society regardless of the size of their bequest or planned gift. Please contact the advancement office at donate@asij. ac.jp for more information or for guidance on how to include ASIJ in your estate plans.
Thurman Dennis (FF ‘62–93)
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Inquiry and Agency Our teachers inspire our students to be lifelong learners, and they understand the importance of perpetual education for themselves, too. In addition to the 18 major professional development events and 72 online courses and workshops faculty attended last year, nine consultants worked with ASIJ faculty. One of those was Trevor Mackenzie, author of Dive Into Inquiry, which inspires educators to scaffold student-led, teacher-framed lessons. “Trevor’s work with the Elementary School last year provided teachers with professional development that has helped to continue to foster a culture of learning in the elementary school that embraces inquiry-based practices. These practices have helped center the student, empowering them to take ownership of their learning,” explained ES curriculum coordinator Lennie Davis. The Elementary School has been focusing on student inquiry within deep learning for more than three years now, supported by Trevor via continuing professional development throughout the school year. This focus has led to a difference in the questions students are asking, the roles they are undertaking in classroom groups, their enthusiasm and excitement. For example, fifth graders worked in small groups to research and prepare arguments for assertions they chose based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and observations they made while investigating the Chofu campus. This project seamlessly aligned inquiry and student agency with ASIJ’s Portrait of a Learner competencies, which students will use to thrive in today’s world.
“Students are co-creating the learning experiences with the teacher as a guide. These experiences include student voice and interest while ensuring that core learning is still being met,” said Lennie. Research shows that children learn more content when they have agency in their lessons, a point reinforced by ASIJ students’ continued aptitude in traditional standardized testing. As Scott Wilcox, deputy head of school for learning, explained proudly, “when you happen to take a test like that, our kids do really well because they’re great thinkers.”
Kids may forget the content they learn, but what they don’t forget is: I am empowered as a learner, I have agency, and I can act upon the world around me and make a difference. Often in traditional school, kids lose that – or they don’t gain that. If you go through 14 years of school and what you learn is to look to the teacher to tell you the answer or tell you what to do next, that is the opposite of empowerment. If our students don’t feel empowered to make a difference or see themselves as having agency in their own lives or as people who can make an impact in the world around them, we’re in real trouble. –Scott Wilcox, Deputy Head of School for Learning
Alumni Council ASIJ’s Alumni Council is an international council that supports a wide breadth of alumni programming for the nearly 8,000 Mustangs around the globe. Its three subcommittees focus on awarding the Alumni Impact and Young Alumni Changemaker Awards, bringing together alumni into
local and global networks for friendship and networking, alumni and encouraging participation in the Annual Fund, respectively.
Alumni Award Committee
Alumni Connect Committee
Co-Chair: Buddy Marini ’85
Co-Chair: Brian Nelson ’85
Co-Chair: Gary Yamada ’00
Co-Chair: Deanna Elstrom ’86
Members: Minako Abe ’88
Thank you to those alumni who serve on the Alumni Council! If you’d like to get involved, please reach out to alumni@asij.ac.jp.
Vice President: Hayden Jardine ’12
Members:
Naomi Hayase ’99
Um Chaivaivid ’20
Briney Dillon Burley ’93
Alex Heideman ’11
Karen D’Souza ’01
Sarah Faller ’16
Sam Jones ’98
Greg Fry ’97
Nick Harris ’05
Randy McClelland ’89
Colette Macarios ’19
David Leslie ’03
Kelly O’Brien ’02
Andrew Ogawa ’90
Eri Sumino ’14
Sandra Orton-Tweed ’85
Miki Takashima-Ryo ’02
Nina Yamano ’95
Jen Van Ness ’94
Alumni Giving Committee The objective of the Alumni Giving Committee is to encourage the alumni community to participate in the Annual Fund. The committee engages in regular discussions with ASIJ’s advancement team about the school’s fundraising strategy, promotes the Annual Fund through social media, and answers questions from their classmates and other alumni about the Annual Fund.
Co-Chair: Paul Hastings ’00
This year, the total amount donated by alumni was the highest in 5+ years. Thank you to the Committee and all our volunteers for their hard work on behalf of the School.
Joseph Schmelzeis ’80
Vice President: Peter Durfee ’88
Members: Carson Eisenhart ’08 Chris Harvey ’92 Max Taffel ’04 Lara Tilley-Bouez ’01
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PTA ASIJ’s PTA works to foster community, promote communication, provide enrichment opportunities for ASIJ community members and support ASIJ’s mission. There are many committees and opportunities to attend events, participate in parent clubs, connect in neighborhood-specific and division-specific activities, and provide support for student athletics and arts activities. PTA’s activities, opportunities, and Grants and Speakers Program are made possible by the community support of the Annual Fund.
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Nancy Michels President
Hala Rosendaal Parent-led Clubs Chair
Chad Miller MS Division Chair
Kristen Miller Vice President
Makenzie McCormick Boosters Chair
Caroline Haddad HS Division Chair
Jennifer Min Secretary
Yuriko Imai FOFA Chair
Dr Jim Hardin Head of School
Brinda Kirpalani Treasurer
Chicky Bhavnani Annual Fund Chair
Matt Wilce Director of Communications
Ann Tang-Lee Communications Officer
Taka Go ELC Division Chair
Makoto Tahara Technology Officer
Vibhu Jain ES Division Chair
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PTA Impact The PTA relies on volunteers to run its many events and activities. Many different opportunities are available, whether you’d like to volunteer to support the arts or athletics, showcase a hobby or a professional expertise, support the school through fundraising, and much more. Opportunities vary from hour- to year-long commitments.
The PTA Annual Fund Committee was established in 2021 and focuses on building the parent community of giving at ASIJ. Committee members act as ambassadors for the ASIJ Annual Fund, answer questions about the school’s fundraising, and promote participation in the Annual Fund. The committee meets with the ASIJ Advancement Office throughout the year and focuses their outreach on Giving Tuesday in the fall and April Appreciation in the spring.
750+ 289 660+ volunteers
parent-led club participants across 144 events held by 22 clubs
spirit wear sold
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391
76
150
189
division event attendees
auditions for FOFA Talent Spotlight
April Appreciation notes
PTA grants
Giving Tuesday parent donors
Leadership Team
Jim Hardin
Head of School
Leah Shy
Scott Wilcox
Karen List
Christy Carrillo
Marc L’Heureux
Pip Curtis
Deputy Head of School for Learning
COO/CFO
Early Learning Center Director
Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Associate Principal
Middle School Principal
Cory Willey
Middle School Associate Principal
Amy Zuber Meehan
Brad Augustine
Angie McCullough
Ryosuke Suzuki
Claire Lonergan
Warren Apel
Marc Vermeire
Director of Admissions
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Interim Director of Advancement
High School Principal
Director of Technology
High School Associate Principal
Director of Student Support
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Dale Caldwell
Jim Fink
Nancy Michels
Lenore Reese Annual Report
Head of School
Jim Hardin
Statutory Auditor
Eijiro Imai
Morgan Laughlin
Kristen Miller
Yumiko Murakami
Kirk Neureiter
Marcus Okuno
Philip Roskamp
Tom Silecchia
Sayo Takizawa
Carol Tsuchida
Board Chair
Statutory Auditor
Board of Trustees Minako Abe ’88
Preeti Kothari
Debbie Reilly
Jeff Bernier
Wei Ku
Ken Reilly
Dale Caldwell
Sora Kwan
Philip Roskamp
Kieron Cashell
Morgan Laughlin
Regina Salathé
Jasper Cheung
Drew Little ’87
Catherine Sasanuma
Katie Chuchro
Buddy Marini ’85
Joseph Schmelzeis ’80
Archie Ciganer Albeniz
Aki Matz Matsudaira
Heather Sekiguchi
Andrew Conrad
Kathy Matsui
Susan Seltzer
Basil Dan
Jeffrey McNeill
David Semaya
Roxana Daver
Nancy Michels
Shaan Shah
Peter Durfee ’88
Kristen Miller
Tom Silecchia
Eric Edmunds
Tony Miller
Charles Smith
Jonathan Epstein
Jim Muir
Stuart Sowder
Jim Fink
Noriko Murai
Richard Folsom
Yumiko Murakami
Linda Suzukawa Suzukawa-Tseng ’72
Taka Go
Mariko Nakamura
Seth Graham
Amane Nakashima
Jim Hardin
Brian Nelson ’85
Paul Hastings ’00
Kirk Neureiter
Enna Hattori ’11
David Nishida
Keiji Hattori
Hideo Niwa
Aya Higa
Bob Noddin
Ernie Higa ’70
Hiromasa Ohashi
Jason Hyland
Hikaru Okada
Keiko Ishido
Marcus Okuno
Hiroyuki Kamano
Thierry Porté
Rika Kasamatsu
John Possman
Lauren Kawasaki
Lenore Reese
Erie Suzuki Rei Suzuki ’84 Sayo Takizawa Rei Tanaka Paul Tange Jon-Paul Toppino Stephanie Toppino Miki Tsusaka Fred Uruma Tom Whitson Matt Wilce Rusty Yuson Jinly Zee ’90
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How to Give US Dollar (tax-deductible in the US) Credit card www.give2asia.org/ASIJ Be sure to give at the ASIJ page on Give2Asia.
Check Payable to “Give2Asia” with “ASIJ” in notes field Mail to: Give2Asia 2201 Broadway St, 4th floor Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Gift Clubs 1902 Founders Circle ¥5,000,000* and more
Stocks, Securities, Cryptocurrency or Estate Plans Contact ASIJ at donate@asij.ac.jp
Japanese Yen (tax-deductible in Japan) Credit card https://giving.veracross.com/asij/jpyOnlineGiving
Bank transfer
ガク）アメリカンスクール イン ジャパン ファウンデイション Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (The American School in Japan Foundation) Fuchu Branch, Checking A/C (toza): 201430 If tax-deductibility in the United States or Japan is not relevant for you, you may support ASIJ via the method most convenient for you.
Questions? Contact us at donate@asij.ac.jp or +81-(0)422-34-5300
Nikki Torchon
Interim Director of Giving ext 703
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Black & Gold Society ¥2,000,000–¥4,999,999*
Lantern Society ¥1,000,000–¥1,999,999*
Meguro Circle ¥500,000–¥999,999*
Head of School’s Circle ¥200,000–¥499,999*
Mustangs League ¥100,000–¥199,999*
Tomodachi Club ¥50,000–¥99,999* *or USD equivalent
Advancement Team Interim Director of Advancement Claire Lonergan Director of Communications Matt Wilce Interim Director of Giving Nikki Torchon Data Specialist Catherine Iwata Alumni Coordinator Miranda Liu Digital Communications Officer Zelda Edmunds Graphic Designer Johnson Lin
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